Naomi L. Baum, at The Blogs

Jul 3, 2023, 7:22 AM

Sunrise over Lake Chautauqua photographed by Naomi L. Baum

Scene One: Arriving at the airport only to find that their flights were canceled at the last minute due to weather conditions, the two unlikely friends join forces at the car rental counter, setting out for a seven hour...

Oct 4, 2022, 12:15 AM

Life Unexpected: Eating on Yom Kippur

“Can I fast?” “Should I fast?” “Must I fast?” As the eve of Yom Kippur draws near my husband’s phone is inundated with questions about fasting. He is a family physician and I can hear that the person at the...

Aug 23, 2022, 2:43 PM

Contemplating Chautauqua: Salman Rushdie and More

I can imagine the scene. The amphitheatre is filled to capacity. The ushers wearing their beige aprons are standing at their posts scanning the gate passes of the few latecomers. There is a rustling of quiet conversation as the...

May 9, 2021, 11:54 PM

Resilient Response: One Week after Meron

The tragedy in Meron and the terrorist attack at Tapuah Junction converge as they begin to fade in our communal conscience, I am reminded of the importance of paying attention long after the spotlights have dimmed. In our current...

Dec 30, 2020, 11:00 PM

Resilient Reflections for 2021

Year's end is a wonderful time to reflect upon what has been, where we are, and where we are going. Anybody who could have predicted this year that unfolded would have been called crazy, as little as twelve months...

Dec 25, 2020, 12:51 PM

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Saying kaddish on the National Day of Kaddish

The image of my mother always rises up before me; on this day, she was joined by my relatives whose date of death at Auschwitz is not known, including my namesake

May 20, 2020, 2:16 PM

Considering Corona: Take a Moment and Breathe

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One minute before things hopefully return to normal, I have the feeling that we are holding our collective breath. We have been through so much these past two months. Sudden lockdown. No school. Shopping on line. Working on Zoom....

May 10, 2020, 9:28 PM

Coming out of Corona

So is life returning to normal? Parents are back to work, kids have started daycare, and schools are opening, slowly. Yet, we are a long way from a complete recovery. For many, in fact, this period of transition may...

Mar 27, 2020, 1:43 PM

Corona Kaddish

Coronavirus, COVID-19, has descended upon us with innumerable challenges. Not least among the myriad, is the inability to say Kaddish with a minyan. There has been lively discussion about this topic and I would like to add my experience...

Mar 19, 2020, 2:58 PM

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Coping with coronavirus: Free yourself from fear

Photo by Ricardo Lowenberg with permission of the artist. www.ricardolowenberg.com

Tips from a trauma psychologist, including: practice good hygiene, talk to your kids, and find a reliable news site, but DO NOT tune in to news all day

About Me

Naomi L Baum, Ph.D., is an international consultant in the field of psychological trauma and disaster with an emphasis on resilience. She is a published author. Her most recent book, "Isresilience: What Israelis Can Teach the World," was written with Michael Dickson and published in October, 2020 by Gefen. Earlier in 2020 she published "My Year of Kaddish: Mourning, Memory and Meaning." Her other books include: "Life Unexpected: A Trauma Psychologist Journeys through Breast Cancer," "Operational Stress Management," and her most recent book, "Free Yourself from Fear: Coping with Coronavirus," which is offered for free on her website: www.naomibaum.com . All the other books are available on Amazon. She is the mother of seven and grandmother of 23.