Anxiety
Even People Who Have Money Feel Messed Up About It: But Look to Culture, Not Psychology for the Answer
While we don’t need yet another diagnosis, the experience of “money dysmorphia” can be very real and painful. The New York Times recently published an article about “money dysmorphia,” which they define as “someone who is irrationally insecure about finances.” While we do not need yet another popular diagnosis, the struggles the article exposes of feeling financially insecure when you have plenty…
Jul 09, 2024
Parental Ambivalence Is Real and Complicated and We Need to Talk About It More
Parents can sometimes regret having children—they love their children, but they hate the job (and at times, they struggle with liking their children because they hate the job). As explored in a recent article in Time Magazine, these are painful and complicated feelings. However, they’re not as uncommon as society would have us assume.Society likes to only see the positive side of parenthood; the…
Jun 25, 2024
Gen Z Is Closer to Parents Than Ever: Make Sure Your Closeness Isn’t a Solution for Fear
Young adults remain more closely connected to their parents for longer than ever. There has been a lot of recent press about parents and their young adult children remaining closely connected for a much longer time than has been the case traditionally. A lot of reasons likely account for this such as financial struggle, life and career disruptions caused by the pandemic, and folks seeking…
Apr 26, 2024
We Nearly Blamed Rose: Why the "Other Woman" Trope Is So Persistent
One of the biggest social media frenzies of conspiracy theorizing and innuendo in recent memory was the furor around the whereabouts and well-being of Kate Middleton. After Kate’s announcement of her cancer diagnosis, there should be a moment of reflection, including how and why Lady Rose Hanbury was dragged into the fervor by being incorrectly labeled as “the other woman” in an unsubstantiated…
Apr 05, 2024
Anxiety Isn’t Just Normal: It’s Essential
Anxiety and panic are signals that something is amiss and needs attention . Though they cause discomfort, anxiety and panic are more than just emotional experiences to be endured and tolerated. Anxiety is a signal that activates a certain amount of energy toward action (think of athletes feeling nervous in the locker room before the big game who, then, bring that energy to their actions on the…
Nov 20, 2023
Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist Addresses Parents’ Complicated Feelings About Their Young Adults’ Return to School on All Of It with Alison Stewart
Excitement, loss, anxiety, relief—parents can wrestle with a whole host of complicated emotions when their young adult child leaves home for college. Our Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist returned to WNYC’s All Of It with Alison Stewart to discuss how parents can make room for all of their sometimes conflicting feelings as their kids gain independence and return to school.In the…
Sep 07, 2023
There’s No Such Thing as Generalized Anxiety: Only an Overwhelming Accumulation of Unresolved Anxieties
Anxiety is a signal, not a biological disorder. We have an idea of anxiety as this amorphous thing, which culminates in the most commonly diagnosed mental disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder. This idea likely grows out of a wish that anxiety was a biological disorder, a malfunction of the nervous system that is correctible just like a malfunction of the endocrine system. But, it’s not. There’s…
Mar 15, 2023
Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist Featured in The Wall Street Journal and WESA
Whether about finances or health, having big conversations with parents as an adult child can be challenging. The dynamics between a parent and child remain, no matter what age, and this can be a barrier to discussions, particularly when parents need more help as they get older. Our Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist recently appeared in The Wall Street Journal and WESA to address how…
Jan 05, 2023
Senior Therapist and Director of Tribeca Maternity Rachael Benjamin Featured in Two Articles in Verywell Mind
We’re excited to share that our Senior Therapist and Director of Tribeca Maternity Rachael Benjamin appears in two recent articles in Verywell Mind, addressing the challenges of motherhood during the pandemic and caregiving for both older parents and children.In “Why Mom’s Mental Health Is More Important Than Ever,” Rachael explores how the pandemic “increased stress about family care, childcare,…
Jun 14, 2022
Tribeca Maternity Director and Tribeca Therapy Senior Therapist Rachael Benjamin Featured in VeryWell and Health
We’re excited to share that Tribeca Therapy Senior Therapist and Director of Tribeca Maternity Rachael Benjamin appears in several articles in VeryWell and Health, offering her expertise in pregnancy, postpartum, and early parenting.Most recently, VeryWell writer Lakeisha Fleming spoke to Rachael about the difficulties of big life transitions, whether becoming a parent, a kid heading to college,…
Feb 09, 2022
Parents Have a Big Job to Do With Kids' Back-To-School Anxiety: Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist on All Of It with Alison Stewart
Returning To School In-Person Means Kids Will Need A Lot of Support . As New York City schools return to in-person classes, many parents and kids are dealing with anxiety about yet another uncertain transition—one of many in the past year and a half. Our Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist returned to WNYC’s All Of It with Alison Stewart to share his observations on the many concerns of…
Oct 07, 2021
Senior Therapists Rachael Benjamin and Kelly Scott Quoted in Verywell Family and The Ringer
From parenting to relationships, our therapists’ expertise has been sought out by numerous publications. Senior Therapist and Director of Tribeca Maternity Rachael Benjamin and Senior Therapist Kelly Scott were recently featured in Verywell Family and The Ringer, reflecting on, respectively, how the pandemic affected moms’ mental health and the post-breakup revenge fantasy at the center of the…
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