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Mar 105 min read

Should Therapists Share Their Own Experiences? Navigating Self-Disclosure in Therapy

How does a therapist’s lived experience impact their work? Explore self-disclosure, countertransference, and burnout in perinatal therapy.

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Feb 245 min read

Supporting Clients Through Pregnancy Termination for Medical Reasons: What Perinatal Therapists Need to Know

Supporting clients through TFMR requires compassion, knowledge, and legal awareness. Here’s what perinatal therapists need to know.

Feb 115 min read

Beyond the Individual: How Relationship Dynamics Shape Perinatal Mental Health

Discover how understanding relationship dynamics is essential for perinatal therapists, even when working with individual clients.

Feb 55 min read

Decolonizing EMDR: Centering Client Voice and Choice in Trauma Healing

Decolonizing EMDR shifts therapy beyond the individual, addressing systemic trauma and centering client voice, choice, and cultural context.

Jan 204 min read

Why Identity-Informed Care Matters in Perinatal Mental Health

Explore how culturally responsive, identity-informed care transforms perinatal mental health outcomes for diverse clients and communities.

Nov 5, 20245 min read

Beyond Birth: The Hidden Epidemic of Perinatal Trauma

Perinatal trauma shatters families. Learn how to support healing, strengthen bonds, and explore EMDR therapy's role in recovery.

Nov 8, 20231 min read

Help us heal Israeli and Palestinian trauma through EMDR

The Touchstone Institute is donating 25% of each new registration for these self-paced courses to EMDR 4 Peace...

Oct 13, 20232 min read

Free Four Blinks Trauma Training in Hebrew, Arabic, and English

This past weekend, fellow therapist and Touchstone facilitator, Thomas Zimmerman generously hosted an impromptu Four Blinks training...

Aug 1, 20233 min read

Nurturing the Nurturers: Addressing the Unseen Trauma behind Human Milk Feeding

Understanding the relationship between perinatal mental health and human milk feeding is vital to trauma-informed care.

Jul 5, 20232 min read

7 Insider Tips for EMDR Success in Complex Trauma Management

Discover 7 crucial tips from EMDR expert, Jasmine Adams, on managing complex trauma effectively.

Jun 29, 20232 min read

Language Matters: 5 Reasons to Say "Birthing People" instead of "Mothers"

Why we at Touchstone use 'birthing people,' to promote inclusivity, advocacy, and holistic care in our approach to perinatal health.

Jun 20, 20232 min read

6 Tips to Maximize Your EMDR Phase 2 Resourcing

Uncover expert insights into EMDR Phase 2 Resourcing for perinatal clients, with specialist Leslie Pertz's key strategies and resources.

May 25, 20233 min read

7 Things You Need to Know before Integrating EMDR into Your Practice

Discover Suna Clinchard's valuable tips for integrating EMDR therapy. Strengthen adaptive info, build foundation, embrace attunement.

May 23, 20234 min read

EMDR Therapy, Demystified

Discover the healing impact of EMDR therapy on early traumas through Kate White's interview with Mara Tesler Stein.

May 10, 20232 min read

Abortion Access as a Mental Health Issue

Learn from reproductive psychologist, Julie Bindeman, PsyD, about the mental health implications of restricted abortion access in the US.

Apr 19, 20232 min read

5 Key Takeaways from Connecting the Rainbow: Healing Perinatal Trauma

Discover Jana Glass's course on perinatal trauma healing, with Dr. Peifer's insights on diverse families.

Apr 17, 20232 min read

Building Empathy and Trust: Supporting NICU Parents on Their Emotional Journey

Join our NICU Parenting course to support families in their emotional journey, guided by experts Mara Tesler Stein & Deborah L. Davis.

Dec 8, 20221 min read

Staying Centered in an Uncentered World: Lessons Learned from Perinatal Mental Health

Discover essential perinatal mental health lessons learned to stay centered amid chaos. Explore insights & strategies for resilience and sta

Mar 18, 20203 min read

The Line

A poem written by Dr. Mara Tesler Stein for those who have experience the NICU and ventilators.

Mar 18, 20202 min read

Echoes

How bizarre to be hospitalized when I felt fine. Healthy. There was nothing actually wrong with me...