Misconceptions

Dvora Entin, LCSW, PMH-C

Misconceptions is a groundbreaking podcast dedicated to inspiring and empowering women across the globe. We focus on motherhood, maternal mental health and women's reproductive health often through the cultural lens of the Jewish woman. We dispel myths and challenge misconceptions with solid science, data and education. Perfect for mothers, aspiring mothers, health professionals, or anyone interested in understanding the often complex and highly misunderstood world of women's maternal and reproductive health. Your host, Dvora Entin, is a licensed therapist, trained sex therapist and specialist in perinatal mental health. With an unwavering dedication to sharing evidence-based information, Dvora explores intriguing topics, guiding women through the intricate landscapes of mental health and reproductive struggles with resilience and empathy. Let's dispel these Misconceptions together!

  1. 64. Military Service and Mental Health: Permission to Speak Freely

    5天前

    64. Military Service and Mental Health: Permission to Speak Freely

    Patience Riley, LPC, PMH-C, is a perinatal mental health specialist who bridges the gap between clinical expertise and somatic wellness. With 14 years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor, Patience offers a multifaceted approach to healing by weaving together her roles as a therapist, RETAIN Parental Leave Coach, and 200 HR Registered Yoga Teacher specializing in prenatal care. Patience's career is defined by her work in high-impact settings, including psychiatric hospitals, crisis intervention, and military installations. As a military spouse, she brings a deeply personal understanding of the unique challenges facing service members and their families. Patience channels this dedication into her roles on the PSI Georgia Board and PSI Military Task Force, working to ensure every family—military and civilian alike—has access to the specialized support they deserve. In her private practice, Patience primarily supports clients during the perinatal period through individual therapy, yoga, and mental wellness workshops in her community. Her commitment to accessible mental health services and somatic healing is further reflected in her role leading PSI's Yoga for Pregnant & Postpartum Parents and her work as a member of the PSI Training Faculty and PSI's Alliance for People of Color. Patience has spoken for organizations such as the Wall Street Journal Podcast, the Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health, the Service Women Action Network, and the Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance. Her insights have been featured in Vanity Fair London and Vogue Singapore, and she was the cover story of Military Families Magazine. She has also contributed to the CDC's #HowRightNow campaign,  Military Spouse Magazine, and Wounded Warrior Project. Outside of her advocacy and clinical work, Patience is a creative, foodie, and ""plant mom"" who loves a good festival. She loves doing life with her college sweetheart and their two sons. Her Website Individual therapy: GA & NE residents Yoga: National & international www.whoamamas.com email: info@whoamamas.com Military Resources: Military OneSource: Support for Military Personnel & Their Families Military OneSource Counseling New Military Parent Specialty Consultation Military Family Life Counselor Program Postpartum Support International Military Resources and support group Telemynd: virtual mental health care MMHLA: Military, Veteran Women, and Maternal Mental Health Fact Sheet Military Reach: accessible and practical research for military families   CONNECT WITH DVORA ENTIN: Website: https://www.dvoraentin.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dvoraentin YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@misconceptionspodcast

    54 分钟
  2. 61. When Intimate Touch Is Complicated

    1月9日

    61. When Intimate Touch Is Complicated

    Rikki Spivak MS, OTR/L is a Columbia University–trained occupational therapist, graduating with her master's degree in 2002. For more than two decades, she has served children, adolescents, and adults with a specialized focus on emotional regulation, safety, and trauma healing. She maintains a thriving private practice in Monsey, where her work integrates a polyvagal-informed lens, somatic principles, and practical therapeutic tools to help clients build resilience and re-establish a grounded sense of safety in their bodies and relationships. Rikki is also a kallah teacher, trained by Rochel Goldbaum with additional trauma-informed training from the Eden Center. She specializes in teaching kallahs who are trauma survivors, those navigating religious differences, and kallahs coping with OCD, anxiety, or sensory processing challenges. She uniquely blends clinical expertise with deep sensitivity to the Jewish Orthodox community's needs, ensuring that education around intimacy remains safe, supportive, and empowering. A sought-after educator, Rikki has delivered classes and professional trainings to kallah teachers, clinicians, and mental health professionals on the centrality of safety in intimacy and the intersection of trauma, the nervous system, and sexual well-being. Her work bridges clinical insight with compassionate, practical guidance—helping individuals and couples step into relationships with greater clarity, confidence, and connection.   CONNECT WITH RIKKI SPIVAK www.RikkiSpivak.com   LEARN WITH DVORA ENTIN:  Upcoming training for therapists January 14th at 12:00pm EST - register at https://www.dvoraentin.com/trainings   CONNECT WITH DVORA ENTIN: Website: https://www.dvoraentin.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dvoraentin YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@misconceptionspodcast

    49 分钟
  3. 59. BONUS EPISODE THERAPIST EDITION: Attachment Trauma with Bethany Warren

    2025/12/19

    59. BONUS EPISODE THERAPIST EDITION: Attachment Trauma with Bethany Warren

    Bethany (Beth) Warren, LCSW, PMH-C is a perinatal psychotherapist in private practice in San Diego, California and has worked in reproductive mental health for 25 years. She is author of the books: The Pregnancy and Postpartum Mood Workbook and most recently, Healing From Reproductive Trauma. She is in the process of writing her 3rd book, about trauma-informed care in perinatal spaces. Beth is certified in EMDR therapy and Perinatal Mental Health, specializing in perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, birth and reproductive trauma, pregnancy loss, and infertility. Her work is rooted in trauma-informed and person-centered care from an attachment lens. She is passionate about spreading awareness about mental health treatment and prevention and is regularly featured on podcasts and gives trainings on perinatal mental health and trauma.  She is also an EMDRIA approved consultant and facilitates EMDR therapy trainings. Beth is a current member and previously served as the President of the Board of the Postpartum Health Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting awareness of Perinatal Mental Health and accessibility of quality mental healthcare for all parents.  You can follow Beth on Instagram @bethanywarrenlcsw and at her website: bethanywarrenlcsw.com   CONNECT WITH DVORA ENTIN: Website: https://www.dvoraentin.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dvoraentin YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@misconceptionspodcast

    52 分钟

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Misconceptions is a groundbreaking podcast dedicated to inspiring and empowering women across the globe. We focus on motherhood, maternal mental health and women's reproductive health often through the cultural lens of the Jewish woman. We dispel myths and challenge misconceptions with solid science, data and education. Perfect for mothers, aspiring mothers, health professionals, or anyone interested in understanding the often complex and highly misunderstood world of women's maternal and reproductive health. Your host, Dvora Entin, is a licensed therapist, trained sex therapist and specialist in perinatal mental health. With an unwavering dedication to sharing evidence-based information, Dvora explores intriguing topics, guiding women through the intricate landscapes of mental health and reproductive struggles with resilience and empathy. Let's dispel these Misconceptions together!

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