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In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we pivot to Intergenerational Divergence by talking to Rachel Yehuda, a professor of psychiatry and neuroscience, about intergenerational trauma and intergenerational resilience. 

In many ways, Oct. 7 reactivated a sense of Jewish trauma that many of us had never experienced in our lifetimes. And yet, it was a feeling that we somehow felt we were returning to as Jews. In this episode we discuss:

• How does trauma get passed on across generations? 
• How do the Jewish holidays teach us to cultivate resilience from within trauma? 
• How can the Jewish community be more adept at handling traumatic events?

Tune in to hear a conversation about how, together, we find the courage to continue.

Interview begins at 11:01.

Dr. Rachel Yehuda is a professor of psychiatry and neuroscience, the vice chair for veterans affairs in the psychiatry department, and the director of the traumatic stress studies division at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Dr. Yehuda also established and directs the Center for Psychedelic Psychotherapy and Trauma Research. Dr. Yehuda’s research on second-generation Holocaust survivors, showing the epigenetic effects of trauma across generations, has made her a seminal figure in the field of intergenerational trauma and resilience.

References:

“The Rabbi vs. the Jewish People” by David Bashevkin

“Yonatan Adler: What Archeologists Find”

“Hazon Ish on Textual Criticism and Halakhah” by Zvi A. Yehuda

“Hazon Ish on the Future of the State of Israel” by Zvi A. Yehuda

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk

Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence—from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror by Judith Herman 

“Resilience definitions, theory, and challenges: interdisciplinary perspectives” by Rachel Yehuda and more

“What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank” by Nathan Englander