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- Collection: A Community of Heart, by Marilyn Luber
Community of Heart: Marilyn LuberMarilyn Luber, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist in general private practice in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She received her…
A Community of Heart: Susana Gabriela Uribe RamirezSusana’s love of her family, her community and her country are the guiding principles that inspire the choices in her life. She is the sixth child of…
A Community of Heart: Peggy MooreTurning points in our lives often contain earth-shaking events precipitating a change in worldview sometimes over time and sometimes in a flash.…
A Community of Heart: Mona Zaghrout-HodaliMona Zaghrout-Hodali is Head of Counseling in the Rehabilitation services of the East Jerusalem YMCA, which provides services throughout East…
A Community of Heart: Mark RussellIn 1995, Mark went from being a Marine to joining the Navy and becoming a “squid”, as there were no medical facilities in the Marines. It was a shock…
A Community of Heart: Lourdes MedinaLourdes (Lulu) Medina comes from the Republic of the Philippines, an archipelago of 7,107 islands bordered by the Philippine, Sulu, South China and…
A Community of Heart: Kathy E. B. DavisDespite roots that go deep into American history, Katherine Davis’ experience in life has turned her into a woman who deeply understands the diversity…
A Community of Heart: Gyða EyjólfsdóttirGyða Eyjólfsdóttir was born in Reykjavik, Iceland. Gyða’s father, Eyjolfur Thor Georgsson, was working as a taxi driver when he met Dora Olafsdottir,…
A Community of Heart: Carol ForgashCarol Forgash is one of our EMDR community treasures. Her parents were immigrants; her motherwas from Belarus, and her father was from Galicia. They…
A Community of Heart: Bessel van der KolkHow does one choose one’s way in life? Bessel van der Kolk believes that “Lives are accidental and unexplainable. Stuff happens and then life is never…
A Community of Heart Profile: Udi OrenUdi Oren comes from a tradition of service to family, community and country. Yechezekel Oren, Udiʼs father was born in Poland and came to Israel as a…
A Community of Heart Profile: Tri Iswardana SadatunThe district of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam is located in northern Sumatra and possesses one of Indonesia’s largest reserves of natural gas and oil. This…
A Community of Heart Profile: Sushma MehrotaExtraordinary women flourish in our EMDR organization. Sushma Mehrotra from Bombay, India has followed in the footsteps of Francine Shapiro as a woman…
A Community of Heart Profile: Susan RogersSusan Rogers’ recounting of her life is as clear and as straightforward as her teaching. Her father, George Phillips Rogers, was from Corry,…
A Community of Heart Profile: Steven M. SilverIn a world filled with conflict, confused thinking and cacophony, Steven M. Silver is the person that you want covering your back. Whether it is on a…
A Community of Heart Profile: Sombat TapanyaSombat Tapanya grew up in a loving home, where people appreciated learning. His father, Sriwang, was an elementary school teacher and lived in a small…
A Community of Heart Profile: Silvia GuzSilvia Guz was born in the municipality of Santo André in the metropolitan region of São Paulo, Brazil. Her father’s family emigrated from Poland…
A Community of Heart Profile: Sandra WilsonWhen I think of Sandra Wilson, I think of a kaleidoscope of dynamic shapes and colors coinciding with the different facets of her life: caring friend,…
A Community of Heart Profile: Roger SolomonIn this time of increasing world-wide disasters -both natural and man-made- and in the wake of September 11 th , I have joined many of my colleagues…
A Community of Heart Profile: Robert TinkerBob Tinker is no stranger to trauma. It began when he was 5 years old and his mother died of breast cancer. In retrospect, he realized that this event…
A Community of Heart Profile: Richard MitchellThe circumstances of Richard Mitchell’s birth were symbolic of many of the things that would become important in his life: separateness; trauma;…
A Community of Heart Profile: Reyhana Seedat-RavatAt a time in all of our lives when conflict, racism and divisions are rampant throughout the world, Reyhana Seedat-Ravat offers an alternative way of…
A Community of Heart Profile: Regina MorrowWhat is immediately noticeable about Regina D. Morrow when you first meet her is her heart and capacity for joy. She embodies the best of the legacy…
A Community of Heart Profile: Michael PatersonIf ever there were a good candidate for leprechaun, Michael Paterson would be our man. Light of step, keen of wit and big of heart, this engaging…
A Community of Heart Profile: Mazal MenahamMazal Menaham lives in the southernmost tip of Israel called South Arava, near the Red Sea. It is the junction where Israel, Jordan and Egypt come…
A Community of Heart Profile: Masaya IchiiOn a sunny, lovely day, at the EMDRIA 2002 Conference in San Diego, I had the chance to visit with Masaya Ichii, in the Rose Garden, and learn about…
A Community of Heart Profile: Louise MaxfieldLouise Maxfield has been one of the most prolific and interesting women that I know. She was born in Southend-on-Sea in London to parents who found…
A Community of Heart Profile: John SpectorWhen I think back to when I learned EMDR compared to now, I marvel at the numbers of people who are trained in this methodology. I can go anywhere in…
A Community of Heart Profile: John MarquisSince John Marquis recently told me that he rides his bicycle almost 60 miles a week going home and to work, I have been having this wonderful vision…
A Community of Heart Profile: John HartungIt was in the early days of EMDR that I first met John Hartung. He always had a sparkle in his eye and he was interesting and enthusiastic. Over the…
A Community of Heart Profile: Jinsong ZhangAlthough Jinsong Zhang is a soft-spoken woman, she has had a strong impact on psychiatry in China. She was born in 1966 at the beginning of the…
A Community of Heart Profile: Jim KnipeWho is this man, Jim Knipe, who lives in the mountains of Colorado? Here is what his friends and colleagues say: “I remember the first impression of…
A Community of Heart Profile: Jennifer LendlJennifer Lendl is the epitome of the Renaissance woman. She is a multilingual world traveler, an academic with advanced degrees in history and…
A Community of Heart Profile: Jack McCarthy & Peggy BaconJohn J. McCarthy (Jack) and Margaret S. Bacon (Peggy) met in 1992, while participating on a consultation team. Both were psychologists who shared a…
A Community of Heart Profile: Ignacio JareroWhat provides the impetus for us to choose the paths that we take? For Ignacio “Nacho” Jarero, his drive to care for othersʼ came from the influences…
Graciela Rodriguez Graciela Rodriguez is a dynamic, jubilant woman from Argentina. She is a physician and a psychiatrist and started her career as a…
A Community of Heart Profile: Frankie KlaffAt EMDR Institute trainings, Frankie Klaff likes to introduce herself as “Borderline.” The joke is that she lives on the border of Delaware, Maryland…
Esly Carvalho When a powerful person walks into a room, it is evident. Whether it is the surety of step, the self-possessed presence, and/or the…
A Community of Heart Profile: Emre KonukEmre Konuk is a man of service. Since he was a young man, he has been interested in understanding and improving the human condition and thought he…
A Community of Heart Profile: Elfrun MagloireElfrun Magloire was born Elfrun Saynisch in Hemer, Germany during World War 2. She was conceived while her father was on leave but he never returned.…
A Community of Heart Profile: Elan ShapiroFrancine Shapiro…was she a cousin…a long lost relative? That is what Elan Shapiro wondered when he heard about the first EMDR training that took place…
A Community of Heart Profile: David WilsonOver the many years that I have known David Wilson, each time I meet or talk with him I learn something I did not know before about him. Whether he is…
A Community of Heart Profile: David Servan-Schreiber (2)On July 24, 2011, our friend and colleague, David Servan-Schreiber died at 50 years of age. He was a leader in our field. He brought his special…
A Community of Heart Profile: David Servan-Schreiber (1)There is a man who is taking the French-speaking world by storm and his name is David Servan-Schreiber. He has written a best selling book called…
A Community of Heart Profile: David HartDavid Hart won the EMDRIA Distinguished Service Award at the September 2000 conference. Who is this man and what is the story about his life of…
A Community of Heart Profile: Christopher LeeAn inquisitive and adventurous nature is often an attribute that describes early pioneers in EMDR. In 1992, Christopher Lee was given an offer he…
A Community of Heart Profile: Bennet WolperWhen you first get to know my good friend and colleague, Bennet Wolper, you would not think that his early life was filled with neglect and abuse. He…
A Community of Heart Profile: Barbara KorzunThose of us on the East Coast of the United States have created a family of facilitators over the many years we have been working together. Because of…
A Community of Heart Profile: Barbara HensleyWhat is the trajectory of your life when you have lived in 40 different places before the age of 20? Born to Keith and Josephine Lukens, Barbara…
A Community of Heart Profile: Arne HofmannArne Hofmann is influential in the world of trauma education and healing, especially in his native country, Germany. Those who know Arne have been…