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An Intermission and a Celebration
Wonderful to feel the deep and abiding commitment to Ukraine of Secretary Hillary Clinton and President Bill Clinton at the Clinton Global Initiative last week.…
At Save Ukraine’s Center for Hope and Healing
At Save Ukraine Rescue Network’s “Trauma Oriented Mental Health Center,” now renamed the Center for Hope and Healing, in honor of CMBM’s work and my…
Partnering with Save Ukraine
This time in Kyiv, Save Ukraine and its Director, Mykola Kuleba, and Project Manager Dmytro Filipenko are hosting me. At night, a bomb falls near…
Small Doses of Care and Hope
My third trip, longer than the first two, will take me to Odesa, as well as Lviv and Kyiv, as I do workshops for the…
Partners in Healing
Before I tell you about my third trip to Ukraine, in October 2022, I want to note how important it is to have people vouching…
The Persistence of Trauma and Terror
In Lviv, Ukraine, children's drawings portray the the devastation, loss, and overwhelming trauma of war.
A Little Girl Opens Our Eyes
Eight-year-old Sofia, whose picture I shared with you yesterday, sits beside me in July, in a park in Irpin, next door to Bucha, in a…
Spending Time with Children on my Second Visit to Ukraine
On World Mental Health Day (October 10, 2022), WHO noted that almost 10 million people (3.3 million children) at the present time are potentially at…
In a Shelter for Internally Displaced People
On this chilly April morning, psychiatrist Roman Kechur brought together 20 leaders of major Ukrainian groups of psychiatrists and psychotherapists to learn about CMBM’s work,…
Welcome to Ukraine
Before I tell you about the Ternopil training, I’d like to tell you how we got here.
Opening Day Opening Meditation
Here are some of the 138 physicians, psychotherapists, educators, and leaders of women’s groups who participated in The Center for Mind-Body Medicine (CMBM)’s 9-day intensive…
Bringing Hope and Healing to Ukraine
In this new blog series, CMBM's Founder and CEO, James S. Gordon, MD, shares reflections and important insights from our trauma healing work in Ukraine.
Psychotherapy Networker | “The War at Home and Abroad”
Read Dr. Gordon's recent reflection on his recent trauma-healing work in war-devastated Ukraine and communities across the US dealing the the aftermath of violence.
Watch now: Hope and Healing for Ukraine
This short video offers a glimpse into our May 2023 trip to Ukraine, where our Hope and Healing for Ukraine advance team led workshops and…
SOK Foundation shares mind-body skills with educators, caregivers
Find out how Iga Pietrusińska and the SOK Foundation, a Warsaw-based nonprofit, are equipping educators with mind-body skills they can use in their lives, in…
Helsinki Commission Briefing: Saving Ukraine’s Children
In December 2022, James S. Gordon, MD, Founder and CEO of The Center for Mind-Body Medicine, gave testimony about the impact of the trauma of…
“Lessons for Americans from Ukraine’s Front Lines.”
James S. Gordon, MD, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Center for Mind-Body Medicine, writes about the importance of trauma-healing skills for the Ukrainian…
“Zelenskyy says world must ‘choose sides’ as he beams in to revived Clinton event”
Our Clinton Global Initiative 2022 commitment was featured in a Politico article covering President Zelenskyy’s discussion with President Clinton...
“Ukrainian Children Return to School Amid Trauma of War.”
"Kids living in the midst of war have suffered mental anguish - and will continue to, says psychiatrist @drjamesgordon @MindBodyMed, who's worked with kids and…
“She is 8 years old. I ask her what the war in Ukraine is like. ‘Terrible,’ she says.”
James S. Gordon, MD, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Center for Mind-Body Medicine, writes about how the trauma of war is impacting Ukraine's…
“As Russian Atrocities Continue, Victims Will Need the Tools to Deal With Their Trauma”
"The most affected victims of war are always the vulnerable: women, children and civilians. The end of a conflict does not mean the end of…
“Children’s bleak drawings show extent of trauma on Ukrainian civilians”
CNN's Suzanne Malveaux speaks with American psychiatrist Dr. Jim Gordon about the techniques he is using to help Ukrainian families cope with the overwhelming trauma…
U.S. Doctor Helps to Treat Traumatized Ukrainians
James S. Gordon, MD discusses techniques and stories from children in Ukraine that demonstrate our capacity for healing and resilience after the trauma of war.