BELIEVE-IT-OR-NOT
Several months ago, an incredible story was reported in the news. A lobster fisherman off the coast of Massachusetts was suddenly...
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~ Carl Jung
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Ruth Rotkowitz
Jun 16, 20215 min
HYPERPHANTASIA
I have learned a new word: hyperphantasia. A recent article in the New York Times ("All in the Mind's Eye": June 8, 2021) discusses...
mideb0
Jun 2, 20213 min
PLAY BALL!
Tennis star Naomi Osaka made headlines this week by withdrawing from the French Open after being fined for refusing to meet with the...
Ruth Rotkowitz
May 16, 20212 min
PREQUEL
The prequel has been released! The Whale Surfaces is now available, on Amazon and Barnes & Noble, in paperback and ebook formats. It was...
Ruth Rotkowitz
Apr 23, 20214 min
Nothing To Fear But Fear Itself
I have met so many people this past year in the course of giving talks about Escaping the Whale. Discussing inherited trauma led people...
Ruth Rotkowitz
Mar 1, 20212 min
PREQUEL ARRIVING SOON!
With every talk I have given about Escaping the Whale, someone always asks about Marcia's childhood and background. Finally, people...
Ruth Rotkowitz
Feb 21, 20215 min
JANUARY 6
January 6, 2021 is a day we will all remember. Just as many of us can immediately relate where we were and what we were doing when the...
Ruth Rotkowitz
Feb 3, 20216 min
WEAR IT WELL
We may not like to admit it, especially if we are concerned with appearing too materialistic, but our clothes mean a lot to us. What we...
Ruth Rotkowitz
Jan 15, 20211 min
AUDIO IS HERE!
Happy New Year to all! I am happy to announce that ESCAPING THE WHALE has now been released in audio. It is currently available on...
Ruth Rotkowitz
Dec 23, 20206 min
ARE WE ALL CRAZY?
If the Covid lockdown has been responsible for anything positive, it seems to be that it has led to an increased understanding of...
Ruth Rotkowitz
Nov 27, 20202 min
ELECTIONS
SO - the election is actually over. I don't know about any of you, but I became consumed with every piece of news, every quote, every...
Ruth Rotkowitz
Nov 13, 20201 min
PTSD PODCAST
I had the pleasure and honor last week of being featured as a guest on the podcast FLOURISHING WITH PTSD. The planned one hour...
Ruth Rotkowitz
Oct 26, 20206 min
WATER, WATER, EVERYWHERE
"Water, water, everywhere And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink." Water plays a huge role -- in...
Ruth Rotkowitz
Sep 20, 20202 min
Frau Professor
I am happy to announce that my short story, "Frau Professor," was published as a Kindle e-book single at the beginning of September, and...
Ruth Rotkowitz
Aug 28, 20204 min
SHARK ATTACK
On Sunday, August 23rd, while casually leafing through the Arizona Republic newspaper, a headline for a book review grabbed my eye. The...
Ruth Rotkowitz
Jul 27, 20202 min
A BREAKING FACADE
The impact of the Holocaust on the psyches and lives of the children of survivors, (or 2Gs, as they are known), has been largely overlooked,
Ruth Rotkowitz
Jul 19, 20201 min
ESCAPING THE WHALE
Escaping The Whale is a new novel that presents us with an interesting, tormented protagonist.
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