Reflecting on the Ongoing War in Ukraine

The past few weeks have been intense. As the United States has been navigating the impact of the Trump administration’s actions domestically, the war in Ukraine has become infinitely worse and closer to home. One of the mentor moms in Project Kesher Ukraine’s (PKU’s) initiative to support mothers with postpartum depression or children with disabilities was killed in her apartment by a Russian missile attack. The PKU team traveled to Dnipro to attend the funeral and ensure that the expenses were paid. They were devastated by the loss of a peer—a mother of two and an infinitely kind person. After breathing deeply, the team headed to Lviv for a retreat and, in their absence, their city of Krivih Rih was bombed repeatedly, resulting in the loss of many women and children. The civilian casualties were so significant that Ukraine announced a national day of mourning. Once again, the Ukrainian team knew people who were killed or injured and were not sure that they could move ahead with any program because they were so shattered. PKU CEO Vlada Nedak found a therapist to come to the retreat and facilitated a three hour session. The war is far from over…