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How to make meaning in aftermath of Pittsburgh and other violent acts

  • Written by Joan M. Cook, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University
A makeshift memorial outside the Tree of Life synagogue, Nov. 1, 2018. Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo

As the last of the funerals were held for the 11 people gunned down at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, many of the survivors, their loved ones and the world are left with terribly heavy hearts. How do we emotionally digest such hatred and...

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