Understanding Trauma for Anxious Jews

What you get:

• Connect with Community: Engage with other Jews who can relate and support you in a shared space.
• Validation and Support: Feel acknowledged and validated for the trauma and repercussions of October 7th, specifically for adult Jews living in North America.
• Safe Space: Openly discuss your ancestors’ pain and suffering in a safe, non-judgmental environment.
• Biological Insights: Gain a deeper understanding of the biology behind intergenerational trauma.
• Behavioral Understanding: Learn how "weird" anxious or depressed behaviors can be primal defense mechanisms.
• Guided Practices: Experience guided exercises to help you reground when overwhelmed by big emotions.
• Calming Tools: Learn practical tools to work with your body to calm down more effectively.

What It Is:

• Identity and Trauma: A space to acknowledge and address the trauma related to your Jewish identity, including ancestral trauma and personal experiences of antisemitism.
• Voluntary Sharing: While sharing is encouraged, there is no expectation or requirement to share personal details.
• Respecting Privacy: If you choose to share, you will not be expected to share intimate details of your personal or family history.

What It’s Not:

• No Kvetch-Fest: This is not a place for comparing war stories or one-upping experiences of antisemitism.
• Not for Immediate Crisis: This workshop does not provide tools for those in acute crisis situations.
• Not Therapy: This is an educational workshop, not a therapeutic session. No prior experience in therapy is necessary.
• No Professional Training: This workshop is not a professional training and does not offer Continuing Education Units (CEUs) at this time.

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Embrace the opportunity to understand and address the unique aspects of trauma within the Jewish community.

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Time commitment: Two hours