Why “Why” Isn’t Enough: Our human need to make sense of “senseless violence” is strong, and therapeutic. While focusing on the immediate needs of a community reeling from profound violation, as journalists we wanted some insight into determining what the “right questions” actually are, or at least questions that aren’t harmful. What follows is a discussion between two journalists of Public News Service, Lark Corbeil and Mike Clifford, and narrative therapist Jill Freedman, M.S.W. Ms. Freedman is an international trauma teacher and Director of Evanston Family Therapy Center in Chicago. She is a prolific writer and has worked intensively in post-genocide Rwanda. 8:25 duration

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