Lisa Greenstein Therapy

01/23/2026

Matrescence, like adolescence, is a profound developmental transition, encompassing hormonal, biological, psychological, and social changes, as well as changes in priorities and how you see the world.
For decades we have acknowledged the seismic shifts that happen during adolescence, and we are beginning to recognize that just like this other important phase in life, matrescence is also an all-encompassing transformation of longer duration than strictly the postpartum period, particularly when it occurs multiple times through multiple pregnancies.

So let’s acknowledge matrescence for what it is: a journey and developmental stage, not an event. And let’s make sure it is normalized and celebrated like the transition to adulthood.

01/20/2026

A little humor. But where’s the lie? Whether it’s travel sports, tracking wake windows, pumping, night feeds- it feels hard because it is hard and it feels overwhelming because it is overwhelming.

01/17/2026

01/13/2026

I’m just finishing up my hours as a CIT before I’ll be an independent EMDR consultant. My niche is perinatal EMDR- birth trauma, infertility, the postpartum identity shift, mom guilt and emotional regulation, and I particularly love working with new parents during this “magic widow” to address earlier developmental trauma that comes up during the transition to parenthood. If you’re interested in consultation ( either towards basic training or certification) I’d love to chat.