A social psychologist with a clinical background, Dr. Paresky serves as senior advisor to the Open Therapy Institute and advisor to the Mindful Education Lab at New York University. In addition to The Jewish Journal, her work appears in Psychology Today, The Guardian, Politico, Sapir, The New York Times, and elsewhere. She has taught at Johns Hopkins, the University of Chicago, and the United States Air Force Academy, and writes the Habits of a Free Mind newsletter. Follow her on Twitter at @PamelaParesky
There is no word in the psychological lexicon for what happened on Oct 7 or the new world in which Israelis now live. But “shattered” comes closer than “trauma”