Allison Carmen
@allisoncarmen.bsky.social
TEDx Speaker | Author of The Gift of Maybe, A Year Without Men & Maybe Everything Is Okay | News Contributor | CFO/GC/CBO @motherhoodnyc | Host: 10 Minutes to Less Suffering
Read my latest piece, “Why the ‘Kiss Cam’ Moment at the Coldplay Concert Hit Me Hard,” in @aarpny.bsky.social ’s The Ethel: For many women in midlife, it wasn’t scandal. It was a quiet mercy, a reminder that our pain was real and that sometimes the truth is seen, even if only for a moment.
Why the 'Kiss Cam' Moment at the Coldplay Concert Hit Me Hard
I'm a wife who has been left behind.
www.aarpethel.com
October 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Read my latest piece, “Why the ‘Kiss Cam’ Moment at the Coldplay Concert Hit Me Hard,” in @aarpny.bsky.social ’s The Ethel: For many women in midlife, it wasn’t scandal. It was a quiet mercy, a reminder that our pain was real and that sometimes the truth is seen, even if only for a moment.
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Omg, now that I’m reading this even more closely, it is spot on, the perfect amount of scathing realism & well-informed critique, with excellent stats. Thank you for your words!!
@allisoncarmen.bsky.social #medsky
@allisoncarmen.bsky.social #medsky
Behind the rhetoric of “family values” lies a landscape of toxic water, Medicaid cuts and maternal mortality.
IVF Promises, Healthcare Cuts: The New Reproductive Hypocrisy
IVF and Fertility Broken Promises, Healthcare Cuts: The New Reproductive Hypocrisy of President Trump's Medicaid Cuts and Maternal Mortality
msmagazine.com
September 29, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Omg, now that I’m reading this even more closely, it is spot on, the perfect amount of scathing realism & well-informed critique, with excellent stats. Thank you for your words!!
@allisoncarmen.bsky.social #medsky
@allisoncarmen.bsky.social #medsky
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My newest article in @msmagazine.com IVF is being touted as a win for “family values,” yet Medicaid cuts, rising maternal mortality, and weakened protections against toxic chemicals tell another story. This is the new reproductive hypocrisy msmagazine.com/2025/09/23/t...
IVF Promises, Healthcare Cuts: The New Reproductive Hypocrisy
IVF and Fertility Broken Promises, Healthcare Cuts: The New Reproductive Hypocrisy of President Trump's Medicaid Cuts and Maternal Mortality
msmagazine.com
September 24, 2025 at 5:11 PM
My newest article in @msmagazine.com IVF is being touted as a win for “family values,” yet Medicaid cuts, rising maternal mortality, and weakened protections against toxic chemicals tell another story. This is the new reproductive hypocrisy msmagazine.com/2025/09/23/t...
My newest article in @msmagazine.com IVF is being touted as a win for “family values,” yet Medicaid cuts, rising maternal mortality, and weakened protections against toxic chemicals tell another story. This is the new reproductive hypocrisy msmagazine.com/2025/09/23/t...
IVF Promises, Healthcare Cuts: The New Reproductive Hypocrisy
IVF and Fertility Broken Promises, Healthcare Cuts: The New Reproductive Hypocrisy of President Trump's Medicaid Cuts and Maternal Mortality
msmagazine.com
September 24, 2025 at 5:11 PM
My newest article in @msmagazine.com IVF is being touted as a win for “family values,” yet Medicaid cuts, rising maternal mortality, and weakened protections against toxic chemicals tell another story. This is the new reproductive hypocrisy msmagazine.com/2025/09/23/t...
My newest article published by @katiecouric.bsky.social media. #Tragedy shouldn’t be a test of whose pain matters more. True compassion refuses to measure, dismiss, or perform #grief. katiecouric.com/news/opinion... #charliekirk
Why We Rank Grief
The response to Charlie Kirk’s death reveals something unsettling at the core of our response to tragedy.
katiecouric.com
September 16, 2025 at 7:32 PM
My newest article published by @katiecouric.bsky.social media. #Tragedy shouldn’t be a test of whose pain matters more. True compassion refuses to measure, dismiss, or perform #grief. katiecouric.com/news/opinion... #charliekirk
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You Must Have Your Baby, But Sorry, You Have No Insurance”
My latest: The One Big Beautiful Bill slashes Medicaid, guts maternal care, and abandons postpartum parents just when they need it most. Maternal mortality will rise bit.ly/3Up5Cp6 @msmagazine.com
#MedicaidCuts #MaternalHealth #ReproJustice
My latest: The One Big Beautiful Bill slashes Medicaid, guts maternal care, and abandons postpartum parents just when they need it most. Maternal mortality will rise bit.ly/3Up5Cp6 @msmagazine.com
#MedicaidCuts #MaternalHealth #ReproJustice
You Must Have Your Baby, But Sorry, You Have No Insurance
Medicaid is a cornerstone of maternal healthcare, providing coverage for nearly two-thirds of women of reproductive age and financing 42 percent of all births in the United States, according to an ana...
bit.ly
July 22, 2025 at 12:50 AM
You Must Have Your Baby, But Sorry, You Have No Insurance”
My latest: The One Big Beautiful Bill slashes Medicaid, guts maternal care, and abandons postpartum parents just when they need it most. Maternal mortality will rise bit.ly/3Up5Cp6 @msmagazine.com
#MedicaidCuts #MaternalHealth #ReproJustice
My latest: The One Big Beautiful Bill slashes Medicaid, guts maternal care, and abandons postpartum parents just when they need it most. Maternal mortality will rise bit.ly/3Up5Cp6 @msmagazine.com
#MedicaidCuts #MaternalHealth #ReproJustice
You Must Have Your Baby, But Sorry, You Have No Insurance”
My latest: The One Big Beautiful Bill slashes Medicaid, guts maternal care, and abandons postpartum parents just when they need it most. Maternal mortality will rise bit.ly/3Up5Cp6 @msmagazine.com
#MedicaidCuts #MaternalHealth #ReproJustice
My latest: The One Big Beautiful Bill slashes Medicaid, guts maternal care, and abandons postpartum parents just when they need it most. Maternal mortality will rise bit.ly/3Up5Cp6 @msmagazine.com
#MedicaidCuts #MaternalHealth #ReproJustice
You Must Have Your Baby, But Sorry, You Have No Insurance
Medicaid is a cornerstone of maternal healthcare, providing coverage for nearly two-thirds of women of reproductive age and financing 42 percent of all births in the United States, according to an ana...
bit.ly
July 22, 2025 at 12:50 AM
You Must Have Your Baby, But Sorry, You Have No Insurance”
My latest: The One Big Beautiful Bill slashes Medicaid, guts maternal care, and abandons postpartum parents just when they need it most. Maternal mortality will rise bit.ly/3Up5Cp6 @msmagazine.com
#MedicaidCuts #MaternalHealth #ReproJustice
My latest: The One Big Beautiful Bill slashes Medicaid, guts maternal care, and abandons postpartum parents just when they need it most. Maternal mortality will rise bit.ly/3Up5Cp6 @msmagazine.com
#MedicaidCuts #MaternalHealth #ReproJustice
My latest article in @PsychToday bit.ly/4378WsU Joy doesn’t need an apology. 💔 Suffering doesn’t need a ranking.
💫 Every emotion deserves Space. It’s not either/or—it’s both/and.
There’s room for all of it—and for all of us. 🖤
💫 Every emotion deserves Space. It’s not either/or—it’s both/and.
There’s room for all of it—and for all of us. 🖤
Comparing Suffering or Joy Can Pull Us Farther Apart
Joy doesn’t need an apology. Suffering doesn’t need a ranking. Every emotion deserves space—and honoring that truth might bring us closer together.
bit.ly
May 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM
My latest article in @PsychToday bit.ly/4378WsU Joy doesn’t need an apology. 💔 Suffering doesn’t need a ranking.
💫 Every emotion deserves Space. It’s not either/or—it’s both/and.
There’s room for all of it—and for all of us. 🖤
💫 Every emotion deserves Space. It’s not either/or—it’s both/and.
There’s room for all of it—and for all of us. 🖤
My most recent article in @salon Polling shows most Americans still support core programs like #Medicaid, #Medicare, & #SocialSecurity — even across political lines. 🩺❤️ And yet, these programs are under threat. If we remember how much we share — we can come together to protect what matters most. 🤝
How the "wallet test" shows our need for a social safety net
Is the world a friendly place? The answer might determine the future of America’s essential social programs
www.salon.com
March 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
My most recent article in @salon Polling shows most Americans still support core programs like #Medicaid, #Medicare, & #SocialSecurity — even across political lines. 🩺❤️ And yet, these programs are under threat. If we remember how much we share — we can come together to protect what matters most. 🤝
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COMMENTARY
Slashing Medicaid while forcing birth is a maternal health disaster in the making
Proposed Medicaid cuts will have ripple effects across society, worsening our maternal health crisis
By ALLISON CARMEN
Motherhood Center of New York
PUBLISHED MARCH 18, 2025 9:00AM (EDT)
Slashing Medicaid while forcing birth is a maternal health disaster in the making
Proposed Medicaid cuts will have ripple effects across society, worsening our maternal health crisis
By ALLISON CARMEN
Motherhood Center of New York
PUBLISHED MARCH 18, 2025 9:00AM (EDT)
Slashing Medicaid while forcing birth is a maternal health disaster in the making
Proposed Medicaid cuts will have ripple effects across society, worsening our maternal health crisis
www.salon.com
March 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
COMMENTARY
Slashing Medicaid while forcing birth is a maternal health disaster in the making
Proposed Medicaid cuts will have ripple effects across society, worsening our maternal health crisis
By ALLISON CARMEN
Motherhood Center of New York
PUBLISHED MARCH 18, 2025 9:00AM (EDT)
Slashing Medicaid while forcing birth is a maternal health disaster in the making
Proposed Medicaid cuts will have ripple effects across society, worsening our maternal health crisis
By ALLISON CARMEN
Motherhood Center of New York
PUBLISHED MARCH 18, 2025 9:00AM (EDT)
My latest article in @salonnewsroom.bsky.social #handsofmedicaid
The current budget proposal includes slashing 🚨$880 billion🚨 from Medicaid—a devastating blow to maternal health. Medicaid covers nearly 42% of births in the U.S. Cutting it would leave millions of parents without essential care. We CANNOT let this happen. #HandsOffMedicaid
Slashing Medicaid while forcing birth is a maternal health disaster in the making
Proposed Medicaid cuts will have ripple effects across society, worsening our maternal health crisis
www.salon.com
March 18, 2025 at 4:27 PM
My latest article in @salonnewsroom.bsky.social #handsofmedicaid
Read my latest in @Salon Over the weekend, Trump signed a spending bill, but the House’s long-term budget plan includes $880B in cuts, likely hitting Medicaid. With Medicaid covering 42% of U.S. births, slashing it while restricting reproductive rights will deepen the maternal health crisis
Slashing Medicaid while forcing birth is a maternal health disaster in the making
Proposed Medicaid cuts will have ripple effects across society, worsening our maternal health crisis
www.salon.com
March 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Read my latest in @Salon Over the weekend, Trump signed a spending bill, but the House’s long-term budget plan includes $880B in cuts, likely hitting Medicaid. With Medicaid covering 42% of U.S. births, slashing it while restricting reproductive rights will deepen the maternal health crisis
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“The disappearance of the penny is not just about cost-cutting — it may be an early move toward a broader shift away from physical currency altogether. And when financial access is restricted, history shows that women are often among the first to suffer.”
Women might not be safe without the penny
When financial access is restricted, history shows that women are often among the first to suffer.
www.salon.com
February 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
“The disappearance of the penny is not just about cost-cutting — it may be an early move toward a broader shift away from physical currency altogether. And when financial access is restricted, history shows that women are often among the first to suffer.”
I’ve been pretty dismayed by the anti-feminist uptake of Justin Baldoni's retaliation campaign against Blake Lively. There’s a ton of misinfo out there, so I wrote a piece in @msmagazine.com about his “feminism,” the ongoing cases, the allegations against him, and his strange responses:
Entitlement, Harassment and Retaliation: The Justin Baldoni Story
The legal battle between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni has been messy. There are several players, including multi-billionaire Steve Sarowitz, who is furnishing near-unlimited resources for Baldoni’s...
msmagazine.com
March 11, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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My article last week in @salon Forced births aren’t just a personal issue—they are creating a public health and economic disaster. The U.S. is already facing a #maternal health crisis, and restrictive policies are making it worse. #reproductivejustice
Even before the fall of Roe v. Wade, the United States was already in the midst of a reproductive health care crisis.
Beyond abortion: A timeline of reproductive health care and the true impact on women and society
This is not just about personal choice; it is about national and economic stability and the future of public health
www.salon.com
March 1, 2025 at 11:49 PM
My article last week in @salon Forced births aren’t just a personal issue—they are creating a public health and economic disaster. The U.S. is already facing a #maternal health crisis, and restrictive policies are making it worse. #reproductivejustice
My latest article in Salon.
“The disappearance of the penny is not just about cost-cutting — it may be an early move toward a broader shift away from physical currency altogether. And when financial access is restricted, history shows that women are often among the first to suffer.”
Women might not be safe without the penny
When financial access is restricted, history shows that women are often among the first to suffer.
www.salon.com
March 1, 2025 at 11:27 PM
My latest article in Salon.
🌟 Why Hope Isn’t About a Perfect Future 🌟 bit.ly/3Z7kWbV
new article for @PsychToday I explore the paradox of hope: how it can both comfort and hinder us. When we let go of rigid expectations, hope becomes a way of facing the unknown with curiosity and openness.
new article for @PsychToday I explore the paradox of hope: how it can both comfort and hinder us. When we let go of rigid expectations, hope becomes a way of facing the unknown with curiosity and openness.
Why Hope Isn't About a Perfect Future
Hope isn’t about ignoring challenges—it’s about staying present with the knowledge that change is possible.
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November 27, 2024 at 5:17 AM
🌟 Why Hope Isn’t About a Perfect Future 🌟 bit.ly/3Z7kWbV
new article for @PsychToday I explore the paradox of hope: how it can both comfort and hinder us. When we let go of rigid expectations, hope becomes a way of facing the unknown with curiosity and openness.
new article for @PsychToday I explore the paradox of hope: how it can both comfort and hinder us. When we let go of rigid expectations, hope becomes a way of facing the unknown with curiosity and openness.
Wrote article for @MariaShriver @SundayPaper pre-election. Lost podcast subscribers/negative emails from Blues. Truth is no one knows the future with absolute certainty. This gives hope to keep advocating. Uncertainty is an ally. Biggest danger is despair that creates inaction. Fighting over hope?
What Happens If Your Candidate Doesn’t Win: Author Allison Carmen on How We Can All Move Forward
I know this might be the article you don't want to read with the election days away, but it's essential all the same. What's fascinating is that whether you talk to people voting for Kamala Harris or ...
www.mariashriversundaypaper.com
November 16, 2024 at 6:39 PM
Wrote article for @MariaShriver @SundayPaper pre-election. Lost podcast subscribers/negative emails from Blues. Truth is no one knows the future with absolute certainty. This gives hope to keep advocating. Uncertainty is an ally. Biggest danger is despair that creates inaction. Fighting over hope?