"Survivor" - An Interview with Keren K. Goldenberg

About this episode

Keren K. Goldenberg discusses her journey from Israel to LA and the impact of immigration on mental health, along with insights on depth psychology and resilience.

We trace Keren’s journey from Israel to LA, how immigration shaped her mental health path, and why depth psychology offers tools to understand intergenerational trauma and rising antisemitism. We share practical advice for finding a safe therapist and for turning inherited pain into resilience. • Soviet Jewish roots, Israeli childhood, move to Los Angeles • Immigration stress as trauma and its lifelong echoes • Shift from pre-med to psychology and LMFT licensure • Why depth psychology goes ...

People in this episode

Host: Nicole Kelly

Guest: Keren K. Goldenberg

Topics covered

• immigration
• mental health
• intergenerational trauma
• depth psychology
• resilience
• antisemitism

Keywords

• immigration stress
• mental health
• depth psychology
• intergenerational trauma
• antisemitism
• therapist
• resilience

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Soviet, psychology

Places: Israel, LA, Los Angeles

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