The Healing Space - How Dr. Lia Naor Moved Mountains to Care for Thousands After October 7

About this episode

Dr. Lia Naor discusses the creation of the Healing Space trauma center and its impact on recovery after October 7.

In the aftermath of October 7, when so much was shattered, Dr. Lia Naor helped build something extraordinary. Within days, she and a small group of colleagues created what became known as the Healing Space in Rishpon, a volunteer-run trauma center that has since cared for more than 20,000 people, offering over 60,000 hours of therapy in dozens of healing modalities. It became a living sanctuary for survivors, evacuees, and therapists — a place where people could gather, breathe, and slowly return to themselves. Lia Naor is a clinical psychologist, researcher, and national representative of the International Ecopsychology Society. Her work stands at the intersection of psychology, nature, ritual, and community, exploring how the land itself can become a partner in recovery and how belonging and connection to place can help restore what trauma has torn apart. This conversation is about the deep ecology of healing: how we root ourselves again in life after devastation, how beauty and grief can coexist, and how acts of care, both human and ecological, become quiet forms of resistance. ✨ Subscribe to RAW wherever you listen to podcasts, and join the mailing list at WithAnouk.com for…

People in this episode

Host: Anouk Lorie

Guest: Dr. Lia Naor

Topics covered

• trauma recovery
• mental health
• community support
• ecopsychology
• healing modalities
• resilience
• grief and beauty

Keywords

• trauma center
• healing space
• psychology
• therapy
• community
• ecology
• resilience
• October 7
• mental health
• Rishpon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: International Ecopsychology Society

Places: Rishpon

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