Birth Trauma Needs To Be Addressed Openly: Buzzfeed Restarts The Conversation With Rachael Benjamin Working with women and birthing people through trying to conceive, infertility, pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum, I often emphasize just how much of these emotional experiences go under-discussed. Perhaps one of the most overlooked is birth trauma, which can occur when aRead more
How To Deal With Reopening Anxiety: Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist on All Of It With Alison Stewart
As more people are being vaccinated and NYC heads toward reopening, many of our patients are expressing conflicted feelings of anxiety about returning back to normal post-COVID. Our Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist recently joined WNYC’s All Of It with Alison Stewart to discuss reopening anxiety as we experience yet another significant collective transition,Read more
Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist Featured In Tessa Miller’s Book “What Doesn’t Kill You: A Life with Chronic Illness–Lessons from a Body in Revolt”
We’re excited to share that our Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist appears in health and science journalist Tessa Miller’s recently published book What Doesn’t Kill You: A Life with Chronic Illness–Lessons from a Body in Revolt. Half memoir and half examination of how to get help when struggling with chronic illness, What Doesn’t KillRead more
We Need to Talk About Pregnancy in the Pandemic’s Second Wave
Being Pregnant (Or Having A Partner Who Is Pregnant) During The Pandemic’s Second Wave Is Emotionally Overwhelming In A Different Way Than In The Spring Providing therapy since the beginning of the pandemic, I’ve seen firsthand the toll it’s taken on pregnant women, their partners, and their families, particularly recently during this second wave. InRead more
Pregnancy After Miscarriage or Pregnancy Loss: Tribeca Maternity Director Rachael Benjamin on Off the Mat
Being Pregnant After A Miscarriage Or Later-term Pregnancy Loss Can Be Complicated Emotionally While miscarriages and pregnancy losses rarely get addressed as much as they should, the complex emotions around being pregnant after these early, late-term, or stillbirth losses are also frequently overlooked. In order to make it less intimidating to talk about these experiences,Read more
Talking About–And Grieving–Miscarriage and Pregnancy Loss: Rachael Benjamin on “Off the Mat”
We’re Not Socialized To Talk About Miscarriage Or Pregnancy Loss, Which Leads To Many Misconceptions When I see patients who have experienced miscarriage or pregnancy loss, I’m often the first person with whom they’ve really unpacked their experiences. In our culture as a whole, we’re not socialized to talk about pregnancy loss or miscarriage. WhenRead more
When Going Through Infertility, You Can Actively Hold Grief And Hope
Infertility Is Painful, But You Can Take It On Powerfully With Both Grief And Hope Infertility is a big word that encompasses many experiences. You may have been given a recommendation to see a reproductive endocrinologist because you have been trying to conceive for a year, you and your partner are part of the LGBTQRead more
Stay-At-Home Order While Pregnant: 6 Ways To Get What You Need During A Scary Time
COVID-19 Changed The Way People Have To Organize Caring For Their Needs While Pregnant For the pregnant patients I’ve spoken to in my remote therapy sessions, preparation for a baby, whether it is the first or second (or third or…), is stressful on a good day–not to mention during a pandemic. COVID-19 changed how pregnantRead more
A Family Needs To Grieve The Loss Of Their Old Way Of Life Due To COVID-19
Remote Family Therapy During COVID-19: Families Are Experiencing A Loss Of Their Typical Everyday Life And Routine While doing remote family therapy over the phone and video chat such as Skype and Zoom these past few weeks, I’ve been talking to families that have been thrust into a new life–schools closing, both parents working fromRead more
The Importance Of Grieving Traumatic Birth Experiences: Two NYC Therapists Discuss ‘Kid Gloves’
Recently, two of our therapists, Rachael Benjamin and Nora Dankner, who both work with patients on fertility, pregnancy and postpartum-related issues, read the adult graphic novel Kid Gloves by Lucy Knisley as a part of a ongoing project to explore books, podcasts, articles, and talks that address fertility, loss, miscarriage, pregnancy, and postpartum in orderRead more