may benatarGroundlessness in the time of covid 19Meditation teachers speak of groundlessness. My yoga & meditation teacher/friend advised me during a difficult time about 10 years ago to…Apr 18, 2020Apr 18, 2020
may benatarTRAUMA AND MULTIPLICITY.I am a psychotherapist. I treat adults struggling with the adhesive remnants of childhood trauma. On the day described below, long ago in…Jun 27, 2018Jun 27, 2018
may benatarThat Doggie SenseCliff, a young man in my psychotherapy practice, was diagnosed with DID, Dissociative Identity Disorder previously known as Multiple…Apr 22, 2018Apr 22, 2018
may benatarUniting the Sparks: A Creation Myth and Treating Fragmented SelvesBelow is the epigraph from my book Emma and her Selves: A Memoir of Treatment and a Therapist’s Self-DiscoveryFeb 26, 2018Feb 26, 2018
may benatarchildhood sexual abuse: a neglected public health issueI’ve never really understood why the sexual abuse of children is not considered a serious public health problem. I have wondered this for…Jan 22, 2018Jan 22, 2018
may benatarSARAH SILVERMAN SHOWS US HOW TO RESPOND FROM OUR WISEST PARTSThis is interesting. Sarah Silverman, the comedian, recently dealt with a troll who posted a hateful, hating slur that appeared on her…Jan 7, 2018Jan 7, 2018
may benatarTrauma, Memory, and FlashbackThe weather has turned. The days are short and it is darker altogether. A slippery mat of wet fallen leaves accumulates at the end of my…Nov 15, 2017Nov 15, 2017
may benatarinThrive GlobalI Want to Learn How to DieAs I celebrate the last birthday before 70, I have reason to think about the process.Jun 21, 2013Jun 21, 2013