Misconceptions

An accomplished Special Educator, Public School Administrator, University Professor, and Educational Consultant to school districts throughout the United States, Michelle sought to add depth to her life after her 40-year career. She now has a deep passion to teach a training system and the tools of Inner Matrix Systems. Michelle is a certified trainer with IMS in Los Angeles, California. She is cu...

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 ce...

Katie Prezas is an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant and owner of Empowering Lactation. She helps families navigate infant feeding including breast/chestfeeding, pumping, bottles, returning to work/daycare, weaning, and everything in between. With an additional certification in Perinatal Mental Health, she focuses on developing feeding plans for parents that are manageable for the...

Carly Chodosh, LCSW, PMH-C is a licensed social worker and therapist who lives in Philadelphia, where she also serves as the Director of the Lower Merion Community Mikvah. Carly has advanced training in sexual dysfunction as well as perinatal mental health, and works to provide holistic support to the individuals and couples she treats.   CONNECT WITH DVORA ENTIN: Website:  https://www.dvoraentin....

Toba Goldstein, LCGC, is a prenatal genetic counselor for Labcorp. She received her bachelor's degree from Drexel University and her masters degree from Arcadia University. In addition to seeing patients for prenatal and preconception genetic counseling, Toba enjoys supervising students, mentoring new graduates, and teaching high school students about genetic counseling as a career opportunity. To...

Dr. Shana Frydman, PhD, LCSW, is the Clinical Director of Shalom Task Force, overseeing the agency's trauma-informed direct services and prevention programming. Previously, she served as CEO for seven years, leading the organization through significant growth, expanding legal services, the hotline/chatline, and educational initiatives to support survivors and promote healthy relationships in the J...

Dr. Neill Epperson is a nationally recognized psychiatrist and a leading voice in women's mental health across the lifespan. She serves as Professor and the Robert Freedman Endowed Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, where she also leads as Executive Director of the Helen E. and Arthur Johnson Depression Center. Before joining CU-Anschutz, Dr. Ep...

Sarah Rivkah Kohn is the founder & director of Links Family, providing children & teens who lost a parent with emotional and practical support services tailored to the unique needs of grieving families. Sarah Rivkah has gained 100s of hours of grief training, through organizations such as Our House Grief, NACG, and more. She has provided specialized grief trainings for Ohel, Wurzweiler/Sara Scheni...

Dr. Jonathan Herman is a New York-based OB/GYN who has delivered over 12,000 babies and spent decades championing women's health. A leader in hereditary cancer screening, Dr. Herman is known for his work with BRCA and Lynch Syndrome, helping patients understand and manage their genetic cancer risk. He has delivered over 600 lectures nationwide, appeared on The Doctors , and served as a medical adv...

Brennan Peterson is a professor in the Department of Marriage and Family Therapy at Chapman University in Orange, California.   He studies the psychological impact of infertility on men and women.   He is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California, specializing in fertility counseling, couple therapy, and trauma. CONNECT WITH DVORA ENTIN: Website:  https://www.dvoraentin.com/ Instagram...

Jessica Zucker  is a Los Angeles-based psychologist specializing in reproductive health and the author of the award-winning book  I HAD A MISCARRIAGE: A Memoir, a Movement . Jessica is the creator of the viral  #IHadaMiscarriage   campaign. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, New York Magazine, Vogue, and Harvard Business Review, among others. She's been featured o...

Rabbi Larry Rothwachs is a licensed social worker and accomplished leader in both rabbinic and mental health fields.  Since August 2002, Rabbi Rothwachs has served as the senior rabbi of Congregation Beth Aaron in Teaneck, New Jersey, fostering a warm and supportive community alongside his wife, Chaviva, a special education teacher at the Sinai Schools. Rabbi Rothwachs is a graduate of Yeshiva Col...

Dr. Elissa Hellman is an experienced board-certified OBGYN.  She received her medical degree from NYU School of Medicine and completed her residency at Northshore University Hospital in Long Island in OBGYN.  Dr. Hellman has been in clinical practice for 15 years with a recent move from Milwaukee, WI to Israel.  She is also the physician at her self-named telemedicine gynecology practice focused o...

Talli Yehuda Rosenbaum is an individual and couple therapist and currently certified as a sex therapist   and sex therapy supervisor by International Associates of Psychosexual Therapists (IAPST) and is a certified as a sex therapist by the Israeli Society for Sex Therapy  (ISST) . She is co-author with Dr. David Ribner of the book   "I am For My Beloved: A Guide to Enhanced Intimacy for Married C...

Nicole McNelis is a licensed mental health therapist and perinatal mental health counseling specialist.  She is the founder of an award-winning counseling private practice in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – where she also resides with her family. Passionate about supporting individuals through life transitions both big and small, Nicole helps her clients move through the overwhelm and...

Dvori Rosenbaum lives with her family in Melbourne, Australia. Besides for being a mother of 8 and grandmother too, she runs a home bakery that makes popular babka, challah and other goodies. Together with her husband, they also are involved in several chesed organizations. After losing their one week old son Refoel 13 years ago, they channeled their experience to help others, culminating in bring...

Emily Schlussel Markovic is an obstetrician gynecologist, completing a fellowship in Maternal Fetal Medicine at Maimonides Medical Center and a smitten mother of two girls. She draws on her own patient experiences with infertility and chronic disease to be a more caring and empathic medical provider. Emily enjoys hiking, traveling and really good vegetarian food.    CONNECT DVORA ENTIN: Website: h...

Chanie Delman, LCSW, PMH-C is a reproductive and maternal mental health therapist. Chanie supports women experiencing infertility, infancy, and miscarriage loss, postpartum mood disorders, motherhood and loss of all ages. She also specializes in working with partners of those struggling with addictions. Chanie maintains a private practice in Queens, the Five Towns and offers virtual sessions as we...

Maya Grobel is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and psychotherapist in private practice where she specializes in supporting individuals and couples struggling to conceive or building their family in alternative ways. Maya is also co-founder of EM•POWER with Moxi, a company focused on education, support and logistics in embryo donation. Maya and her TV producer husband Noah made a feature l...

Yaakov Rabinowitz is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and an ordained Rabbi. He currently works as a therapist focusing in reproductive mental health, mood disorders, and the impacts of mental health challenges on relationships. Yaakov spent three years living in Berlin, Germany while working in outreach for the Lauder Foundation and Olami,  and he is married with two daughters.    CONNECT DVORA...

Jackie, LMSW, earned her Masters in Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania and holds certification in Applied Behavior Analysis from Arcadia University. Passionate about supporting children and their families, she focuses on addressing their social, emotional, and academic needs in the school setting. Jackie specializes in facilitating children's social skills, self-regulation, and execut...

Tova Warburg Sinensky is a graduate of Nishmat's first U.S. Yoatzot Halacha cohort, and has worked as a Yoetzet Halacha for over ten years.   In addition to serving the Greater Philadelphia and Atlanta communities, Tova is on the advisory committee of the Jewish Fertility Foundation, has consulted on sexuality curricula for high schools, and has published resources and articles pertaining to Tahar...

Elke, residing in Monsey, NY, is a devoted mother and founder of Tikvaseinu's helpline, launched in November of 2022.  Motivated by her personal experience with a Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorder (PMAD), she passionately initiated this organization to offer support to women facing similar challenges.  Elke is committed to raising awareness about postpartum depression and reducing the stigma ass...

Rachel Weinerman, MD is an Associate Professor at Case Western Reserve University and a Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility specialist at University Hospitals in Cleveland, OH, where she is the Program Director for the REI Fellowship. She attended Harvard Medical School and completed OB/GYN training at NYU followed by REI fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Weinerman specializ...

Tamar Daniel is a creative professional Originally from London, Via Israel who now call Philadelphia home.  She has 16 years experience working with brands such as Topshop and Anthropologie in roles ranging from design to sourcing and marketing, as well as founding her own fashion line, which sold in 2019.  Tamar loves yoga, fresh hummus, and hanging out in her PA home with her husband and their f...