Articles The Interpreter or the good-doer An ‘interpreter’ is a good verbal communicator but that does not mean we are active participants in the…Helena El Masri18 January 2023
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Articles The Equanimous Interpreter The ‘equ…’ what? Yes, the word is not a buzzword like being ‘mindful’ or doing ‘meditation’ but equanimity…Helena El Masri18 August 2022
Articles Vicarious trauma (the hoarding of emotions) If you are an interpreter, you must know the true meaning of emotions. Everyone has expectations and ideas…Helena El Masri18 January 2023
Articles The interpreter and Boundaries, Boundaries, Boundaries – Part 3 Intellectual boundaries Knowledge is power and having too much of it might interfere and/or impact our interpreting. Our…Helena El Masri18 August 2022
Articles The interpreter and Boundaries, Boundaries, Boundaries – Part 2 The interpreter and Boundaries, Boundaries, Boundaries – Part 2 In our quest for healthy boundaries, I would…Helena El Masri18 August 2022
Articles The interpreter and Boundaries, Boundaries, Boundaries – Part 1 While we all seem to understand fairly well the concept of privacy and personal space it seems yet…Helena El Masri18 August 2022