by Libby Korell | Feb 12, 2024 | All Posts, EMDR and Trauma Recovery, Libby Korell, Parenting Advice
EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. EMDR is an evidence-based practice initially developed by Francine Shapiro in 1987 as an intervention to overcome the psychologically devastating effects of trauma. EMDR with kids follows the same 8-phase...
by AJ Grovert | Feb 1, 2024 | AJ Grovert, All Posts, EMDR and Trauma Recovery
I will proudly tell anyone who will listen that my dad spent his career as a ranger in the National Park Service. Now retired, spending his days walking his dog and playing his guitar, you’d never know that in the 1970s and 1980s, he was a search and rescue ranger,...
by CJ Clinkscales | Jan 23, 2024 | All Posts, CJ Clinkscales, Demystifying Therapy, EMDR and Trauma Recovery, Healthy Relationships
Grief and loss can be complex and perplexing. Typically, our society associates grief and loss with the death of a loved one, even though many other types of loss are often not taken into account. Loss can be physical, emotional, psychological, anticipated, symbolic,...
by Admin | Dec 28, 2023 | All Posts, EMDR and Trauma Recovery, Hannah Pitts
Medical trauma creates change you don’t choose, healing is about creating change you do choose – Michelle Rosenthal Having a medically fragile child is a journey no one chooses. Yet, so many families are impacted by life-ending medical diagnoses, medical...
by CJ Clinkscales | Dec 7, 2023 | All Posts, CJ Clinkscales, EMDR and Trauma Recovery
Existential trauma, a realm often overlooked in traditional therapeutic approaches, delves into the profound impact of traumatic experiences on one’s fundamental sense of existence. Unlike more conventional therapies that focus solely on symptoms and coping...
by CJ Clinkscales | Sep 27, 2023 | All Posts, CJ Clinkscales, Demystifying Therapy, EMDR and Trauma Recovery
We often long for containment when we feel frustrated, angry, sad, or experiencing any emotion we find difficult to engage with. This is often due to the intolerable sensations and memories we associate with those feelings. Often, we attempt to distract ourselves or...