As a clinical psychologist specializing in birth trauma, I’m all-too-familiar with the many ways the…
Pria Alpern, PhDJune 24, 2022
Our Words
Prince Harry talking to Oprah on the Apple TV+ docuseries "The Me You Can't See"…
Pria Alpern, PhDAugust 4, 2021
When I was in second grade, a classmate approached my desk. “You’re brown,” he declared,…
Pria Alpern, PhDJune 8, 2021
When Nicole* came to see me, she was pregnant with her second child. Nicole, a…
Pria Alpern, PhDMay 7, 2021
https://youtu.be/Ac3TyAFm9dc Imagine this: there are two people in labor at the same time at a…
Pria Alpern, PhDFebruary 13, 2021
We are currently living through a confluence of mass trauma events: a global pandemic; oppressive…
Pria Alpern, PhDJanuary 12, 2021
COVID-19 rates are soaring nationwide, setting new records nearly every day. Recent reports show that…
Pria Alpern, PhDNovember 19, 2020
(This post was originally published to AfterThird) The perinatal period – which lasts from pregnancy until…
Pria Alpern, PhDOctober 17, 2020
People tend to mistake their own perceptions for universal reality. When it comes to politics,…
Pria Alpern, PhDSeptember 22, 2020