Resisting is a marathon, not a sprint. 2017 is the year of anxiety. We’re at the beck and call of our phones’ push alerts, breaking bad news jolting us out of work, sleep and school. Just as one is extinguished (e.g., a Muslim ban defeated in court), another is crackling in the background, another hate […]
This presidency has caused an enduring traumatic shock. I am a trauma therapist in New York City. In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s election, both my patients and colleagues were in shock. Many of them told me they felt unsafe and vulnerable. “I feel like I did after 9/11,” one said. “People on the subways look like they are in […]
There is no way to sugarcoat the fact that Trump has helped stoke some of the ugliest aspects imaginable. But there are voices of sanity and many helpful things we can do. The day after the 2016 presidential election, therapists around the country reported a surge in clients emotionally devastated by the shock and disgust […]
