Shabbat Shalom! I have not written in a few days, which is clearly a mistake. I have so much to say, because so much has happened. I will slow down, as I approach Shabbat, take a breath and decide to write several blogs over the course of the next few days, and try not to get it in all at once. CHANGE- you can tell that is a difference for me.
First, I feel so loved and cared about, with all of my friends and family checking in with me about the crisis in Egypt. I will not comment on the politics, this is a personal blog, I will leave the political commentary blogging to Brant. RabbiBrant.com On a personal level, I am fine and do not feel anxious at all. Of course, I have already adopted to Israeli mentality in many ways, (don’t worry not the pushing, shoving, rude, no awareness of personal space mentality) so I feel safe. I am also aware that whomever takes over in Egypt and whenever, it will take time for them to turn their sights on Israel, in fact if they choose to go that route. As we all know it is extremely complicated in the Middle East. For now, I feel safe in Israel and very loved by all of you. Thank you
I will use this particular entry to answer in public, a few questions that I have gotten privately.
1) I am staying with Israel and Judy Charney. Both Internationally renowned systemic therapists. Israel has written far too much to site here, he is the author of the Encyclopedia of Genocide. What a title huh? And probably is one of the foremost experts on Genocide in the world. Judy has established a team in Israel that specializes in Child Sexual Abuse, get the connection. And I am honored that her program and those of many others use The Collaborative Stage Model of Integrative Therapies for their work. They often leave town, and I am enjoying relaxing alone time as well. Judy and Israel are brilliant, gracious, generous talented, and incredibly nurturing. My gratitude is abundant.
2) I am teaching and consulting throughout the country. To a variety of audiences in a variety of settings. It is amazing, how I have been received and welcomed and am now in demand. Today alone, I got 5 phone calls before 2:00, (because at 2 on Shabbat, most everything closes, to prepare, including me. The topic of another blog) to train and do live consultations. That has been the biggest surprise. I knew ahead of time of many of the trainings I would provide, however, I had no idea how many consultations and families I would be seeing. I have been working for one week and I have consulted life and otherwise, on over 10 cases. For those of you non therapists, live means, I do co-therapy with their therapist or behind a one way mirror.
3) I am working with therapy organizations teaching about the model, CSM and I am consulting extensively with professionals about my particularly approach to Compassion Fatigue. For now we will call it the Green Approach to Compassion Fatigue: Therapists as a Sustainable Resource. I will blog on that as well.
I think that answers the questions I have received. Thanks for all the great feedback you all have sent me. Glad you enjoy the blog. The next few entries might be TMI; a lot is shifting, flowing, and erupting, I sound like a Volcano, hmmmmmm interesting metaphor. I will try to make the entries, interesting and relevant to all of your lives as well. You might as well benefit from all the lava flowing inside and out of me as I continue my attempted transformation in to late midlife.
Shabbat Shalom- enjoy my gift of music. Idan Raichel Project, is an attempt to bring together the people and cultures of the Middle East. Below see what he says. Shabbat Shalom
Even if the effect , of his music, is intangible, the mélange of cultures and sounds that he brings together under, “the umbrella, the big umbrella of the Project,” as he puts it, gives a new look to what Israel can be. We can hope, at least, that the country as a whole, still 62 years young, might mature into a similar sort of umbrella: cohesive, united, and joyous.
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