World Women Summit

Judith Herman
Psychiatrist, Award-Winning Author, Researcher and Trauma Specialist
Truth & Repair – How Trauma Survivors envision Justice

Highlights from this session:

In this interview, Judith Herman, an American psychiatrist, researcher, teacher, and author whose work focuses on the understanding and treatment of incest and traumatic stress, engages in a heartfelt discussion at the World Women's Summit, focusing on the inner and outer transformations necessary for cultivating a culture of radical care. She explores environmental challenges, the healing power of music, and the nurturing qualities of compassion, empathy, and care. Judith shares her background in social movements and emphasizes the importance of grassroots organizations. She explores solutions for fostering collective care and the significant role of storytelling and music in bridging divides and promoting global healing. Her conversation underscores the vital need for collaboration, compassion, and creative expression in addressing societal issues and nurturing a more empathetic and caring world.

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Judith Herman

Judith Lewis Herman M.D. is Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry (part time) at Harvard Medical School. For thirty years, until she retired, she was Director of Training at the Victims of Violence Program at The Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge, MA. She is the author of the award-winning books Father-Daughter Incest (Harvard University Press, 1981), and Trauma and Recovery (Basic Books, 1992). She is the recipient of numerous awards, including a Guggenheim fellowship in 1984 and the 1996 Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. In 2007 she was named a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Her new book, Truth and Repair: How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice, was published in March, 2023.

Aleksandra Hirszfeld
Aleksandra Hirszfeld
Anna Hints
Anna Hints
Day 1: Live Event
Day 1: Live Event
Day 2: Live Event
Day 2: Live Event
Day 3: Live Event
Day 3: Live Event
Day 4: Live Event
Day 4: Live Event
Day 5: Live Event
Day 5: Live Event
Deb Dana
Deb Dana
Dileen Sardar Zuhdi Al-Noori
Dileen Sardar Zuhdi Al-Noori
Euphrasia Nyaki
Euphrasia Nyaki
Farzana Elham Kochai
Farzana Elham Kochai
Favianna Rodriguez
Favianna Rodriguez
Feride Rushiti
Feride Rushiti
Ginny Whitelaw
Ginny Whitelaw
Ibu Robin Lim
Ibu Robin Lim
Janessa Gans Wilder
Janessa Gans Wilder
Jen Libby
Jen Libby
Joana Breidenbach
Joana Breidenbach
Jude Currivan
Jude Currivan
Judith Herman
Judith Herman
Karen Downes
Karen Downes
Kelsey Blackwell
Kelsey Blackwell
Kosha Joubert
Kosha Joubert
Laura Calderón de la Barca
Laura Calderón de la Barca
Laurie Ellis Young
Laurie Ellis Young
Laurie Ellis Young
Laurie Ellis Young
Layla Alsheikh
Layla Alsheikh
Louise Marra
Louise Marra
Madelaine VanDerHeyden
Madelaine VanDerHeyden
Maria Leister
Maria Leister
Mary Inglis
Mary Inglis
Music by Tim Martina Schäffer
Music by Tim Martina Schäffer
Natasha Sell
Natasha Sell
Nitya Patrycja Pruchnik
Nitya Patrycja Pruchnik
Nora Bateson
Nora Bateson
Oleksandra Matviichuk
Oleksandra Matviichuk
Ouyporn Khuankaew
Ouyporn Khuankaew
Pat McCabe
Pat McCabe
Paulina Bownik
Paulina Bownik
Raewyn Mutch
Raewyn Mutch
Rayhan Asat
Rayhan Asat
Robi Damelin
Robi Damelin
Rola Hallam
Rola Hallam
Sami Awad
Sami Awad
Sayé Yabandeh
Sayé Yabandeh
Scilla Elworthy
Scilla Elworthy
Sonita Mbah
Sonita Mbah
Suzanne Anderson
Suzanne Anderson
Tammarrian Rogers
Tammarrian Rogers
Thomas Hübl
Thomas Hübl
Visolela Rosa Namises
Visolela Rosa Namises
Aleksandra Hirszfeld
Aleksandra Hirszfeld