Trauma

October 7 shattered our sense of safety but not our capacity for resilience - opinion

Resilience is not about snapping back to what was before but about taking pain and integrating it into a story that creates strength.

 View of the Re'im music festival massacre, in southern Israel, January 16, 2025.
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 The Nova Massacre Scene

Acute trauma can cause OCD symptoms, Israeli study on Oct. 7 survivors reveals

VISITORS PONDER the scene of the Nova massacre. IDF soldier Daniel Edri burned himself alive after he told his mother that he could still smell and envision the dead bodies he had found on October 7 at the Nova site.

The war isn’t over and the real battle has just begun - opinion


First Lady Michal Herzog Visits the National Center for Traumatic Stress and Resilience at TAU

Tel Aviv University operates Israel’s largest PTSD clinic, providing life-saving care to soldiers and civilians amid the ongoing war.

Left to right- Prof. Amal Jamal, Prof. Yair Bar-Haim, Israel’s First Lady, Michal Herzog & TAU President, Prof. Ariel Porat

How NATAL helps Israelis heal invisible wounds, rebuild after war and trauma

As trauma overwhelms Israel, emotional support center’s leaders explain how therapy, resilience, and career coaching offer paths to hope

After October 7, NATAL developed short-term treatment programs using a variety of trauma-specific interventions

Adaptation and time: How we were adapting in the past, prior to October 7

Living according to an attitude of no choice has been a choice made by Jews and Israelis throughout our history. It has been part of our lives and an important means of adapting before October 7.

 The aftermath of Hamas's Nova music festival massacre in Re'im, southern Israel, on October 7, 2023. Picture taken November 2, 2023

Making sense of ourselves after October 7

How we can regain clarity, reconnect with ourselves and one another, and rebuild a shared sense of meaning in the aftermath of trauma.

 The aftermath of Hamas's Nova music festival massacre in Re'im, southern Israel, on October 7, 2023. Picture taken November 2, 2023

Finding unity after trauma - opinion

There are rays of hope and healing that are slowly piercing their way through the dark shadows hovering over the Jewish state.

 Palestinian Hamas militants release female Israeli soldier Agam Berger held in Gaza since the deadly October 7 2023 attack, as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, January 30, 2025.

PTSD forces more than 1,100 IDF soldiers out of service, military data reveals

The IDF is addressing, yet struggling to contain a wave of combat trauma, with over 1,100 soldiers discharged for PTSD as the army expands mental health support.

Israeli soldiers with PTSD, demanding better rights and conditions, block a road outside the Knesset, Israel’s parliament in Jerusalem, August 18, 2025.

Healing through music: A personal journey into the Heart of the Nova concert

On October 7, everything changed. At the Heart of Nova concert, grief met resilience as we remembered, danced, and chose life in the face of unimaginable loss.

Thousands attend a Nova Tribe party in Tel Aviv in memory of the victims killed by Hamas at the Nova festival on October 7, and to call for the release of hostages still held in Gaza, August 14, 2025.

Losing the PTSD war: Israeli soldiers are dying off the battlefield

Since the Israel-Hamas War began in October 2023, nearly 50 IDF soldiers – most of them suffering from PTSD – have taken their own lives.

IDF soldiers operate in Beit Hanun.

How can we teach resilience in Israeli schools? – opinion

Schools play a crucial role in the early identification of emotional and behavioral difficulties and in offering meaningful emotional support.

THE WRITER addresses an EmotionAid workshop for education professionals in the North.

October 7 changed everything, including my life - opinion

October 7 changed everything. From heartbreak to action, one person’s fight to rebuild Israel and unite a nation.

Alon Tirer, founder of the Youth Movement of Israel.

'An important thing to know is that most of the population is resilient to traumatic events'

This is a comforting statement in a conversation about the traumatization of Israel due to the events of October 7, 2023. 

Unpacking Trauma