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At the heart of EFL is a single, luminous idea: The overarching goal of the system is to help each student develop maturity—defined as “the ability to relate appropriately to realities other than one’s own.” And from that maturity flows…
It was January 2023. Life in Afghanistan had become unbearably difficult for girls. For us, education was not just about books or classrooms. It was our only path to freedom, to dreams, to proving to our community that we too…
After the 2024 election, a small group of volunteers in Durham transformed their concern into action. Engaged Defenders for Democracy grew from a simple email chain into a grassroots movement organizing weekly demonstrations, civic engagement campaigns, and a national community…
Young people today are growing up amid collective trauma—from school shootings and climate anxiety to social media pressure and economic uncertainty. Bounce Back Generation works with youth in underserved communities to build resilience, teach emotional regulation, and transform trauma into…
The group has spurred activism in both red and blue districts, and large cities as well as rural areas. For ROOM, we have invited members to speak of the role the group has played in their capacity to find emotional…
The first “Psychoanalysis in Action” event was a major demonstration outside the Kishon detention center in response to the extended detention of four men who had fired flares at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s home during a protest.
In the shadows of oppression, a radical light of hope shines through screens across Afghanistan. The Voices Unveiled Self-Empowerment program is giving Afghan women what the Taliban has tried to take away: education, community, and the power to dream.
Survival Story: An Artistic Approach to Harm Reduction was inspired by my hands-on experience in harm reduction across both states. A pivotal moment occurred as I sat in a mobile phlebotomy van, under the dim glow of a headlamp, preparing…
I Witness Silwan, begun in 2019, is neighborhood arts collaboration that supports the struggle waged by Silwan’s Palestinian residents to stay on their land.
The Depolarization Project is a group of four psychoanalysts and four people who are not in the mental health field yet are interested in the spread of toxic polarization within our society. Our group is quite diverse in terms of…
This is the individual and collective story of a group of Latinx women in New York City. Over the course of a year, twenty-four women participated in Story Circles, with three to seven participants in each group sharing their journeys…
If you go to YouTube and search for Alice Maher and Bobby Powell, you will see me engaged in a Zoom dialogue with a man who was at the US capitol when it was stormed by Trump-supporting Republicans on Jan…
Sharing our stories helps us to understand our experiences and begin to move forward in our lives. One year after the devastating COVID-19 pandemic overwhelmed the world’s healthcare system, the Things They Carry Project was launched, offering free online writing…
NOPE: Neighbors Defending Democracy is an all-volunteer group based in Washington, DC. Canvassing for Democratic candidates in battleground states, they approach voters with a respectful curiosity that seems related to the stance the analyst takes in practice. Surprisingly often, this…
