In HBO’s drama series The Undoing, Grace Fraser, played by Nicole Kidman, is a highly trained psychotherapist who never recognized that her husband of seventeen years, Jonathan (Hugh Grant), was a sociopath. This has led many to wonder: if a Harvard-educated therapist could be in denial (even a fictional one), could I be married toRead 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
Why Did The Vow’s NXIVM Bar Therapists?: Senior Therapist Kelly Scott in Insider
As seen in HBO’s docuseries The Vow, alleged cult NXIVM twisted techniques of psychotherapy to abuse and control its members. Perhaps because good therapists would have identified the exploitation of therapeutic approaches, the group banned therapists from joining. Our Senior Therapist Kelly Scott is quoted in a second article in Insider that delves into howRead 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
Being Pregnant in the Time of the 2020 Election: It’s Not Just Perinatal Anxiety, It’s Politics
In A Year Of Upheaval, Anxiety About The Election Can Feel Overwhelming, Especially If You’re Pregnant As the November election nears, many of my patients who are pregnant, as well as their partners, are struggling with a lot of anxiety. Anxiety during pregnancy, otherwise known as perinatal anxiety, isn’t unusual and is something many face.Read more
How NXIVM Abused Hallmarks of Psychotherapy in ‘The Vow’: Senior Therapist Kelly Scott in Insider
As therapists, it’s our job to be in charge of the safety of our patients, particularly around talking about traumatic experiences. Because we take this role seriously, we’re aware when others exploit these vulnerabilities such as the multi-level-marketing company turned alleged sex cult NXIVM, which has garnered increased attention due to the HBO docuseries TheRead 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
We Need To Speak Up About How Black Women Are Dangerously Underserved During Maternity
Black Women And Their Families Experience Increased Risk During Pregnancy And Childbirth: Like With Police Brutality, Doctors, Healthcare Providers, And Therapists Need To Speak Up Thanks to the Black Lives Matter movement, we are actively talking–both in my therapy practice and on a national (and international) level–about how Black lives have not been protected inRead more
Therapy for Hypervigilance During COVID-19 Part 3: How Can Couples Work With Hypervigilance?
In the previous parts of this three-part series, I explained how hypervigilance develops and the ways it can be useful, as well as how it can let both partners in a relationship down in substantive ways. For the third and final part of this series, I’ll explore how both individuals and partners can work withRead more
Therapy for Hypervigilance During COVID-19 Part 2: How Can It Let Couples Down?
In part one of this three-part series, I explored how hypervigilance develops in the first place and how it’s not only useful, but at times a vital protective tool for individuals, couples, and families. In part two, I’m emphasizing four ways that hypervigilance, despite its usefulness, tends to let individuals and their partners down inRead more
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