Last Friday saw the fourth Traumanet Congress take place. It was sold out. Antropia, Cultural and Convention Center This time we focused on trauma and resilience from different cultural perspectives. Led by afternoon chairpersons Anne Marsman en Frank Bonekamp The various speakers managed to broaden the perspective of the attendees and touch their hearts.
Hameeda Lakho
Bestselling author and expert Hameeda Lakho She took us into her personal and poignant story, and made it clear and tangible how culture, loyalty, and shame can influence the emergence and processing of trauma within families. She also gave advice to help professionals contribute to breaking intergenerational patterns.
Iva Bicanic
Iva Bicanic, clinical psychologist and professor of child sexual abuse, spoke with afternoon chairwoman Anne Marsman about her parents’ country of origin, the former Yugoslavia. Iva talked about what she learned about trauma and resilience on her journey through this region, and discussed how her cultural background shaped her as a person and a therapist.
Hilbrand Westra
Hilbrand Westra (정운석) Westra, founder of the School for Systemic Consciousness, gave a dynamic and engaging introduction about a transcultural systemic perspective on experiences of loss and uprooting. He discussed, among other things, the consequences of (forced) migration, the importance of grief, and accepting a shared fate in the homeland.
Zohra Lkasbi
Zohra Lkasbi, A clinical psychologist, criminologist, behavioral therapist and DJ managed to surprise and move the audience with an interactive session on hip hop therapy. Zohra told how she uses this special form of therapy in the trauma treatment of young people for whom talking about feelings is difficult. Then she had the entire audience rap and dance together in a carefully constructed experience, with a calm finale that combined hip hop and mindfulness.
Esmay Usmany
And as if all that wasn't enough, the musician, theater maker and Traumanet columnist Esmay Usmany She touched the audience with her warm voice. She sang several songs from Voorwaarts, the music theatre performance about identity and connection that she is currently touring through Dutch theaters.
Save the date: the next Traumanet congress is on March 12, 2027
Do you think: I would also like to experience that? Or: I want to experience this again? Then come to the fifth Traumanet Congress on March 12th. In the run-up to the first edition of The Life Course We then look at trauma from a life-span perspective. From the very earliest stages, the pre- and perinatal phase, through childhood and adulthood, to the final phase of life.
Until then, please!
