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Tayo Awosusi-Onutor is an Afro-Sintezza based in Berlin who is the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors. The transgenerational trauma in her family and life is just one of the topics discussed in the  last episode of the Podcast “Invisible Wound” of Sharon Ryba-Kahn, which is part of the project “Hakara – facing the transgenerational trauma” by AMCHA Germany. Tayo highlights the lack of knowledge about the Roma and Sinti community in Germany, even though many have been living on this country for centuries. She will speak with us about her work as an activist, author, educator, and singer. Her many activities all contribute to fighting against the ongoing racial and disciminatory injustices against the Roma and Sinti community – in other words making an invisible wound visible.

Dr. Yael Danieli is one of the founding mothers of the field of multigenerational legacies of trauma and has been a specialist in this and many of the adjacent fields for over 50 years. One could say that trauma is in her DNA due to her biography. In this podcast, we have the opportunity to understand and define what trauma is, how it manifests, and the current state of the field. In every response to our questions we can feel and hear that Yael worked in this field for over five decades. A sentence that has stayed: “trauma created difficult knowledge.” – The Podcast “Invisible Wound” of Sharon Ryba-Kahn is part of the project “Hakara – facing the transgenerational trauma” by AMCHA Germany.

The Podcast “Invisible Wound” is part of the project “Hakara – facing the transgenerational trauma”. In one episode, we meet Sydney-based artist and filmmaker Ella Dreyfus. She is a second generation Holocaust survivor. Her father and uncle were sent to Australia on a ship as children, which is how they survived the Holocaust. Her father’s family was from Germany. How did her familial history impact her and what are the consequences of collective transgenerational trauma, according to Ella? What role do they play in her artwork? And what is it like being a Jewish artist in Australia? Many of the answers can be found in this episode, while others are explored in her documentary film: Dreyfus Drei. www.dreyfus3.com The Podcast “Invisible Wound” of Sharon Ryba-Kahn is part of the project “Hakara – facing the transgenerational trauma” by AMCHA Germany.

Esther is a psychotherapist and author from Rwanda who works with refugees in Germany. She is also a survivor of the 1994 genocide, where over one million Tutsi were murdered by Hutus. She speaks from two perspectives, as a trauma expert and as a survivor: beyond the meaning and impact of collective and transgenerational trauma. Esther talks about the meaning of good and evil in each of us and in the context of her life and what healing from such massive trauma entails. She shares experiences with us from her personal and professional life.

The Podcast “Invisible Wound” von Sharon Ryba-Kahn is part of the project “Hakara – facing transgenerational trauma” by AMCHA Germany. In one episode, we meet Jacqueline Saki Aslan, a German-Yazidi artist who was born in Germany to speak about the meaning of collective, transgenerational trauma in her work and personal life as we do with all of our guests on Invisible Wound. In 2014, the Islamic state committed genocide against Yazidis. How did she respond and feel when the genocide was committed against her brothers and sisters, and how did her environment respond to her? She draws many conclusions, but one aspect is key, namely her deep belief that “joy as a way of resistance.”

The Podcast “Invisible Wound” von Sharon Ryba-Kahn is part of the project “Hakara – facing transgenerational trauma” by AMCHA Germany. In Episode 5 we meet Larissa Behrendt. We discuss her work as a lawyer, and her novel „After Story“. Through her works we will discover her approach to fighting injustice and how making characters complex enough enables you to show them from their most vulnerable sides as well as the documentary film „After the Apology“ and the topic of the Stolen Generations as well as her approach of narrating trauma and the importance of empowerment in her work.

In episode 4 we meet Alec Morgan and Tiriki Onus. These two collaborated on a documentary film called ”Ablaze“. It tells the incredible story of Aboriginal activist Bill Onus, Tiriki’s grandfather. While discussing the film, we learn about trauma and injustice, but also about how filmmaking can be a tool and a political statement. The Podcast “Invisible Wound” von Sharon Ryba-Kahn is part of the project “Hakara – facing transgenerational trauma” by AMCHA Germany.

In the first season of the podcast “Invisible Wound” Sharon Ryba-Kahn speaks with both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians about the meaning of collective and transgenerational trauma. In episode 3 we meet Abe Schwartz and Uncle Boydie, an elder. Together they have made it their mission to make the name of William Cooper (Uncle Boydie’s grandfather) known to the world. A man who fought for others when his own people were being persecuted. Hear the podcast of AMCHA Germany

Tania Crampton-Larking about the importance and beauty of nature in her life and in her writing: Her own traumatic experiences as an Aboriginal woman have been very painful, but she has never given up. The Podcast “Invisible Wound” von Sharon Ryba-Kahn is part of the project “Hakara – facing transgenerational trauma” by AMCHA Germany.

Shannon discusses his understanding of trauma through his life and his work with Aboriginal kids, and in his work as an Aboriginal artist. He is amazing at improvising, and you will discover what this means in the episode. The Podcast “Invisible Wound” of Sharon Ryba-Kahn is part of the project “Hakara – facing transgenerational trauma” by AMCHA Germany.