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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““The sea is the favorite symbol for the unconscious, the mother of all that lives.”
~ Carl Jung
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Ruth Rotkowitz
- Jun 16, 2021
- 5 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, 2021
- 3 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, 2021
- 2 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, 2021
- 4 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, 2021
- 2 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, 2021
- 5 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, 2021
- 6 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, 2021
- 1 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, 2020
- 6 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, 2020
- 2 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, 2020
- 1 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, 2020
- 6 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, 2020
- 2 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, 2020
- 4 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, 2020
- 2 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, 2020
- 1 min
ESCAPING THE WHALE
Escaping The Whale is a new novel that presents us with an interesting, tormented protagonist.
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