When love ends, the pain isn’t just emotional — it’s physical. Your chest tightens, your breath shortens, and your body forgets how to rest.
In this reflection, Esther Goldstein, LCSW, shares what’s really happening in your nervous system and how somatic therapy and attachment healing can help you survive heartbreak with compassion instead of collapse.
If you’ve ever whispered “I can’t do this” in the dark — this is for you.
She was sitting on a train, and suddenly she felt trapped. Like she couldn’t breath. She wasn’t going crazy, but she was having a body flashback. If you want to understand why your body can go into a panic spin, read more about somatic therapy. You can learn ways to calm the body- and the mind.
Book your first somatic therapy session in new york or long island offices.
With somatic expert Esther Goldstein. Call today.
Read More“Happy Father’s Day”
You’re one of those people who does a pretty good job at pretending it isn’t Father’s Day, that fathers aren’t really important and that your relationship with him didn’t really matter all that much.
But deep inside, you know you’re not being fully truthful to yourself. You’re not being fully real because that comes with a risk. A risk of deep searing grief. A risk of untamed anger. A risk of relentless sadness. A risk of tears that will not be contained. A risk that you’ll fall apart, when all you’ve had to do is pull yourself together, one bit at a time.
Read more to heal your daddy issues. Counseling in New York.
Read MoreYou’re stressed and out of sorts but don’t know why. You know you need to stop over-working or over-thinking but no matter what you do, it’s not working. You can’t seem to get off the spinning wheel of worry and stress. You’re not alone in this - and there is a way to make a change. Let’s dive in to what is going on beneath the surface with IFS Parts work. Learn about IFS Internal Family Systems Therapy with expert Esther Goldstein in New York. Book a FREE consultation session today.
Read MoreAre you in a relationship with someone who is married, or is not fully ready to get into a relationship? Maybe they’re not “married” per se, but they are married to some unsettled issue in their life. A boundary they have not yet set, a work issue they need to tend to, children who need their attention or something else? Being available for a relationship means we have capacity to connect. Read more about a “married man” who was wanting to start dating before being ready.
Seeking counseling in New York? Reach out to see expert Ether Goldstein and Integrative Psychotherapy.
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