Lisa Fliegel and The Weavers — Irwin Herschlag was my get up and go. If he called and said: “I’m coming to Boston,” I would reply: “What time am I picking you up at the bus?” The last time he visited … Read More
So at my workshop Michael, the ex-fire-fighter, ex-brooklyn DA said: “That title doesn’t work — too long.” Now Michael is an amazing writer and I do look forward to his book being published and watching folks read it on the … Read More
Lisa Fliegel with some help from Colum McCan — A couple of weeks ago I had one of my periodic perseverative moments of self-doubt and loathing where I see myself as the perptual odd-ball-out. This book that I’m writing seems … Read More
Riverside Trauma Center www.riversidetraumacenter.org — Here’s a New Year’s Resolution For You! Explain in an age appropriate manner: Hopefully parents or guardians will be the first to talk with children about an event that may affect your child. Try to … Read More
One of my favorite bands is The Sierra Leone Refugee All-Stars. They sing a song: “Living like a refugee is not easy….” One day in 2004 I was driving with Sarah B. over the Charles River. We were taking SA to the Dance … Read More
A moment of crisis becomes a moment of opportunity when: 1) We view a crisis as a shared challenge rather than our own personal predicament 2) Our organizational process is flexible 3) Our organizational … Read More
Lisa Fliegel with Words from Eran Halperin — Researchers found that showing people extreme versions of ideas that confirmed — not contradicted — their opinions on a deeply divisive issue actually caused them to reconsider their stance and become more receptive … Read More
Tragedy is not a competiton; it’s not a suffering olympics where the goal is the gold medal of atrocity. In a recent New York Times article and a subsequent NPR story the journalist Anne Barnard commented that we need to … Read More
Lisa Fliegel – Erev, Erev Christmas Trauma exposure & disability Students who experience traumatic events while growing up in poor, turbulent neighborhoods could be considered disabled, a federal judge has ruled in a high-profile case involving the Compton, Calif., schools. … Read More
Lisa Fliegel, Woody Allen, Ben Shahn — “Where there is a book there is no sword” — Ben Shahn 1950 Now that I think of it, there must have been 10 of us. The side seats were five to a row, … Read More