Trauma

The silent wave

Why we must prepare for the upcoming crisis in child protection

Sad, child and crying on floor in home with mental health, abuse or anxiety from trauma.
Engraving: The Song of Miriam (1880), by William Blake Richmond.

Before the song: On Passover, Miriam leads with rhythm when the path is unclear

A man walks next to a poster with a picture of Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, March 22, 2026

From the drama of the gifted child to national healing and peace - opinion

Children watch television in an underground parking lot at a shopping mall that has been turned into a shelter, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 17, 2026

Finding light in the shadows of crisis


Horror: The new song exploring Nova festival survivors, ongoing trauma

Smilee and Magenetic's new EP "Horror", honors Nova festival victims and explores ongoing trauma and survivor's guilt through music.

Cover art for Magenetic and Smilee's EP, Horror, exploring the emotions of a survivor of the Nova music festival.

Explosives, fear, and survival: Inside the tunnel where Eitan and Iair Horn were held

Eitan and Iair Horn were kidnapped from Nir Oz on October 7, 2023, and were held together in Gaza until Iair was released in February of 2025. Eitan was released in October 2025.

Freed Israeli hostage Eitan Horn stands behind his brother, released hostage Iair Horn, as friends and family welcome him back to his family home in Kfar Saba, Israel, October 16, 2025

Why Noah failed: A lesson in healing and resilience after trauma - opinion

Noah walked off the ark into a world erased. The man who carried humanity through the storm ended his life diminished and ashamed, but Abraham’s story is different...

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Going it alone: Israel’s healing won’t come from the world—it must come from within - opinion

We must press on in the face of this adversity because, if need be, we can dance out of the stairwell on our own.

PEOPLE MARK the conclusion of Simchat Torah at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv last week, even as the clock continues to tick, still awaiting the return of hostages killed in captivity in Gaza. Simchat Torah was a mix of emotions this year, the writer notes.

The women of the western Negev are still fighting to heal from October 7 - opinion

This is our moment as a society to pause, to listen, and to act. If we abandon the women of the western Negev, we lose the heart of the south.

A depressed woman

A script for Netanyahu: How Bibi can apologize and heal a nation broken by war - opinion

To heal that breach and unify the country once again, someone has to figuratively pick up the cudgel, rise to the challenge, and say what needs to be said publicly to jump-start the recovery process.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to the courtroom at the District Court in Tel Aviv, in the trial against him, October 15, 2025.

Reasons to be cheerful: How some Israelis find relief for the soul and body during the war

In the aftermath of October 7, 2023, a number of Israelis managed to find some desperately needed solace in all manner of “alternative” pursuits.

ZACHI DEVASH – a one-man street theater performer.

Hostages arriving at hospital combines 'excitement, anxiety, tears of relief,' doctor tells Maariv

Rabin Medical Center's Dr. Lena Feldman Koren shares insights on the emotional and medical care provided to returning hostages, detailing the preparations, personalized treatment for their recovery.

Deputy Director of the Rabin Medical Center, and Director of the center's Beilinson Campus, Dr. Lena Feldman Koren (R) with released hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal, October 13, 2025.

Between Compassion and Management: How to Make Decisions About Human Pain

Our challenge as leaders is to find a way for an entire nation to heal, not only to treat

Hagit Kamin, CEO of SyqeAir

“Israel is Only at the Beginning of an Emotional Tsunami”

Against a growing mental health crisis, Life’s Door reports surge in demand for hope workshops

Prof. Ben Corn, founder of The Institute for the Study of Hope, at a Hope Seminar