The oppressive society is dividing us, and war thrives in such a situation. It follows that if humanity bonded together, there would likely be no more wars. Re-evaluation Counseling creates such a coming and working together in many ways, including with programs such as a recent Healing from War and Genocide Workshop.


Humanity stands divided by racism, sexism, age-related divisions, anti-Jewish oppression, ethnicism, and language oppression, among others. The world today is saddled with more wars than ever. The situation has led to increased poverty, inequality, limited resources, and this, in turn, has left us more confused about the nature of humans. And why not?! Confronted with the massive destruction, it certainly doesn’t look like humans are creative and smart.


Re-evaluation Counseling teaches us that people are inherently good, cooperative, and zestful—but we are inundated with tales of and recordings from war, torture, genocide, and the like. 


Ultimately, war affects everything and everybody. At the workshop we were reminded that war is not necessarily the direct cause of every distress we have. However, every distress we have finds support in war and war stories.