Lisa Fliegel with Words from Eran Halperin — Researchers found that showing people extreme versions of ideas that confirmed — not contradicted — their opinions on a deeply divisive issue actually caused them to reconsider their stance and become more receptive … Read More
Tragedy is not a competiton; it’s not a suffering olympics where the goal is the gold medal of atrocity. In a recent New York Times article and a subsequent NPR story the journalist Anne Barnard commented that we need to … Read More
Lisa Fliegel – Erev, Erev Christmas Trauma exposure & disability Students who experience traumatic events while growing up in poor, turbulent neighborhoods could be considered disabled, a federal judge has ruled in a high-profile case involving the Compton, Calif., schools. … Read More
Lisa Fliegel, Woody Allen, Ben Shahn — “Where there is a book there is no sword” — Ben Shahn 1950 Now that I think of it, there must have been 10 of us. The side seats were five to a row, … Read More
I was with my friend Abrigal Forrester the other day. We were talking about Trauma and he used the term Practice-based Evidence. I was so excited to hear that phrase for the first time. Too often front-line trauma workers feel burdened, stymied, and barricaded by the … Read More
Last post was about trauma so this one will be about resilience. I love this passage from David Nicholl’s book (Vintage, NY, 2009. Pg. 433) One Day. Live each day of your life as if it’s your last.’ That was the … Read More
Lisa Fliegel + Woody Allen + Ben Shahn — In 9th grade I went to see the movie Annie Hall in Newton Center with a big group of friends. It was a sweet little theatre you could walk to from … Read More
I wrote this years ago, but it floated back up — in light of Trump’s recent theatrics: The ‘Alta Zachyn’ man makes his way around the neighborhood most mornings looking for old and used things to be bought and resold. He makes … Read More
I know. I can’t stop talking about Dan Ephron’s book. On page 145 he asks, referring to the Oslo Peace Accords: “was it genuinely ending its role over the Palestinians or merely repositioning its occupation?” Dan also talks about (pg 134) … Read More
Oy vey! Bryan Stevenson, one of my all time favorites, asked this question in his book “Just Mercy.” So I’ve been trying to figure it out. So it goes with hate speech. So it goes with fear. When I was a kid watching … Read More