Orli Peter
@orlipeter
Neuropsychologist, trauma specialist, former associate professor at Mount St. Mary's University, child of a Holocaust survivor, CEO, Israel Healing Initiative.
What a mensch — thank you for all the incredible work you do. I was deeply moved by his resilience and his ability to rise above the cruelty of others who tried and still try to inflict secondary trauma
One of the many positive things about not being famous is that your death won’t be politicized. Your family can just mourn you in peace. Rest easy, Ozzy. ❤️ May your family’s grief be undisturbed by the grifters.
"Died suddenly after years of illness acquired before he was vaccinated " Idiots
“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” A neuroimaging study lends support to the opening line from Leo Tolstoy’s novel Anna Karenina.
Optimists’ Brains “Think Alike” When Imagining the Future A new study shows that optimists’ brains activate in similar ways when imagining future events, while pessimists’ brain patterns are more unique. Using fMRI, researchers observed that optimists process both positive and…
Personally, @paulg , I find this grotesque. I have dozens of family members who were starved in the Łódź and Warsaw Ghettos, including my father who was 6 feet tall and barely 80 pounds upon release. Most of my relatives who didn't die of starvation were were sent to Auschwitz…
Last month, Pope Leo XIV responded swiftly to the June 22 bombing of the Greek Orthodox Mar Elias Church in Damascus, even though the church isn’t under his authority. He condemned it as a “vile terrorist attack” and offered his solidarity: “To the Christians of the Middle…
Didn’t the pope mean to post about the tragic news of the attempted genocide of the Druze and Catholics in Syria? A Catholic priest begged for his help this week.
Boaz’s podcast just dropped, featuring an exploration of resilience after trauma, using Chava’s award-winning documentary, Resilient, as the centerpiece of the discussion. The episode includes a survivor, the filmmakers, and several of us who appeared in the film. The documentary…
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