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Is EMDR therapy all that? How can this trauma-informed care help you? Find out more about this therapy option for your practice or your client’s mental health. New episodes twice a month. Answers to your EMDR therapy questions. Insights from EMDR therapists. Hosted by the EMDR International Association. Visit www.emdria.org for more information about eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy.
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Are you a Christian woman looking for additional mental health resources? Do you feel stressed out, anxious, panicked and overwhelmed by life? Is therapy or trauma coaching helping you heal, but not helping you get through the ups and downs of everyday life? Welcome to the Stress Release for Christian Women podcast. A safe haven to learn about your stress, the mental health resources that turn it off and how to come back to the state of peace in your mind and body. Hi beautiful lady, my name ...
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What happens when you see a therapist for an issue you are having, only to discover that there is another underlying issue fueling the first? Patty Cabot met EMDR Certified Therapist and Consultant Leah Leatherbee, LCSW-R, to help with her eating disorder, which was driven by years of sexual abuse. How can EMDR therapy help? Focal Point Blog: EMDR …
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Hey Beautiful Lady, This move has had more challenges than expected. I'm still not able to give the weekly podcast, blog and newsletter emails the attention they need and deserve. I'm postponing them until Tuesday 7/2. If you need help healing, you can find a list of Practitioners here. I'm praying for you 🤍, ​Laura…
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How does EMDR therapy help children and teens make sense of the internal fragmentation of dissociation? An active and flexible approach to EMDR makes therapists bolder in leading young people to trauma work, even in cases with significant and complex early trauma. Children and teens have unique developmental challenges. How does an EMDR therapist s…
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Hey Beautiful Lady, I'm still in the process of moving, and am not able to give the weekly podcast, blog and newsletter emails the attention they need and deserve. As such, I'm postponing them until Tuesday 6/4. If you're needing help to heal, you can find a list of Practitioners here. I'm praying for you 🤍, Laura…
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Did you know that one person dies from an eating disorder every hour? Did you also know that EMDR therapy can help? EMDR-certified therapist and consultant Marnie Davis, MA. LMHC discusses her experience with clients who have eating disorders and how EMDR therapy heals. Jim Knipe's Loving Eyes Protocol What is AIP (Adaptive Information Processing)?…
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Hey Beautiful Lady, I'm currently in a move across the country, and wasn't able to get our weekly podcast, blog and email prepared for you in time. I always want to make sure that I'm delivering high quality information for you, to help you understand your mental health a little better, and find the right help to heal it. To make sure I'm doing tha…
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Hey Beautiful Lady, Today I’m continuing our fourth series “Healing Your Trauma” by finishing our discussion on Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR). Specifically I’m talking about what EMDR sessions look like, what to expect throughout a healing process using EMDR and how to hire the right EMDR therapist for you. If you’ve ever wante…
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Cancer. HIV/Aids. Long Covid. Back, joint, and muscular-skeletal pain. Pulmonary diseases. What do these all have in common? They are considered a serious illness. People who deal with them are usually in it for the long run. Serious illness is a health condition that carries a high risk of mortality AND either negatively impacts a person's daily f…
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Hey Beautiful Lady, Today I’m continuing our conversation on how to heal your trauma, by introducing you to 4 of the main trauma healing techniques. Specifically, today I’m talking about Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (also known as EMDR). If you’ve ever tried to heal trauma in talk therapy, and it didn’t work, or worse yet, traumati…
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Hey Beautiful Lady, Today I’m beginning our fourth series on the podcast called “Healing Your Trauma”. This series is here to help you understand what resources are available to help you heal your trauma. Today specifically, I’m introducing the 2 main areas of mental health that can help you heal your trauma: trauma-informed therapy and trauma coac…
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Hey Beautiful Lady, Today I’m finishing our discussion on Trauma, by talking about what it’s like to live with trauma. Specifically I’m bringing together the science, symptoms and types of trauma, into a conversation on what your life might be like if you have trauma. I walk through 2 “a day in the life” scenarios of a woman with trauma - one with …
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According to the U.S. National Institute for Mental Health, an estimated 4.7 percent of the population experience a panic disorder at some time in their lives. They define a panic disorder as "an anxiety disorder characterized by unexpected and repeated episodes of intense fear accompanied by physical symptoms that may include chest pain, heart pal…
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Hey Beautiful Lady, Today I’m continuing our discussion on Trauma, by finishing talking about how trauma wires into your brain and body. Specifically I’m talking about how trauma changes your nervous system, and can actually getting stuck inside of it. If you’ve ever struggled with being on-edge all of time; not being able to control your emotions;…
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Hey Beautiful Lady, Today I’m continuing our discussion on Trauma, talking about how trauma wires into your brain and body. Specifically I’m talking about how trauma changes your memories and your belief systems. If you’ve ever struggled with nightmares, not remembered the whole story of the bad things that happened to you, or feel like you’re neve…
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A study in 2022 from the National Council of Youth Sports reported that 60 million youths between the ages of six and 18 are playing organized sports. Yet, seven out of those 10 youths dropped out by age 13. Can past traumas impact an athlete's performance? Yes, says EMDR-certified therapist and consultant Jennie Abito Carlestav, LMFT. Learn more a…
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Hey Beautiful Lady, Today I’m continuing our discussion on Trauma, by talking about how trauma gets wired into your brain and body (the first of 3 episodes on this topic). Specifically I talk about how trauma stores in your survival brain (limbic system), why God designed you this way, and what triggers really are. If you’re a woman struggling with…
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Hey Beautiful Lady, Today I’m continuing our discussion on Trauma, and the signs and symptoms of trauma, by talking about Adverse Childhood Experiences (also known as ACEs). ACEs are the hardships you may have lived through in childhood, which caused trauma (developmental trauma). When you’ve lived these experiences, the trauma you carry is high le…
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According to the U.S. Census 2019, there were an estimated 22.9 million Asian Americans, 1.6 million Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders (AANHPI), together accounting for 7.2 percent of the nation's population. The percentage of Asian alone-or-in-combination military veterans in 2021 was 2.4 percent. While the population numbers might see…
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Hey Beautiful Lady, Today I’m continuing our discussion on Trauma, and continuing our conversation on the signs and symptoms of trauma. Specifically today I’m talking about dissociation. Dissociation is when your brain locks away your trauma memories, so you don’t have to feel and relive them day-in and day-out. It’s God’s gift to you to be able to…
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Hey Beautiful Lady, Today I’m continuing our series on Trauma, by starting a discussion on the signs and symptoms of trauma. Specifically, I’m talking about the signs and symptoms of all 5 types of trauma (Acute, Chronic, Secondary, Developmental and Complex), as well as Complex PTSD. Next week I’ll finish this discussion by talking about a major s…
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According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, suicide is the 11th leading cause of death in the U.S. In 2021, 48,183 Americans died by suicide and 1.70 million attempts. The numbers tracked by the World Health Organization are more staggering: more than 700,000 people die each year by suicide. How can EMDR therapy help those consider…
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Hey Beautiful Lady, Today I’m continuing our discussion on Trauma, by finishing our talk on the 5 different types of trauma. Today I’m talking about developmental and complex traumas, as well as Complex PTSD (the trauma you can carry when you have multiple types of trauma). This episode is a heavy yet important one. If you’re a woman who’s been abu…
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Hey Beautiful Lady, Today I’m continuing our 3rd series, “What is Trauma?”, by introducing you to the 5 different types of trauma. I talk in depth in this episode about 3 of these types: Acute, Chronic and Secondary (also known as caregiver fatigue). And in next week’s episode I’ll cover the remaining 2 types (Developmental and Complex), along with…
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What is moral injury, and who can it impact? Moral injury, as defined by this episode's guest is: It is an existential and or spiritual crisis. that can be the consequence of having been trained to override the intrinsic and instinctive aversion to the taking of human life, that it is about killing, which is an act that can't be undone. And that hu…
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Hey Beautiful Lady, Today I’m beginning our third series on the podcast called “What is Trauma?”. This series is here to help you understand what trauma is, what the signs and symptoms of it are, and how and why God created you in a way that can traumatize. I hope this can help you lay the foundation for getting the right help to heal any trauma yo…
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Hey Beautiful Lady, Today I’m wrapping up our discussion on the mental health resources (also called techniques) that can help you turn off your stress, release your emotions and come back to the state of peace in your mind and body. If you’ve ever felt like you have no idea how to add mental health into your life, to help reduce your stress, this …
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What does it mean to create an anti-oppressive EMDR therapy practice? It means that EMDR therapists take account of the impact of power, inequity, and oppression on people and actively combat it. How can EMDR therapists offer anti-oppressive EMDR therapy for the LGBTQA+ community? EMDR-certified therapist, consultant, and trainer Roshni Chabra, LMF…
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Hey Beautiful Lady, Today I’m finishing our discussion on Grounding Techniques - the mental health techniques designed to turn off your high levels of stress. This includes panic and anxiety attacks, trauma triggers and PTSD. Today specifically, I’m talking about physical Grounding Techniques. These are techniques that work with your body (from the…
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Hey Beautiful Lady, Today I’m continuing our discussion on Grounding Techniques: the mental health techniques that help you turn off high levels of stress (like panic or anxiety attacks, trauma triggers and PTSD). Today we’re talking specifically about the Psychological Grounding Techniques. These techniques speak directly to the part of your brain…
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Hey Beautiful Lady, Today I’m introducing you to our 3rd set of mental health techniques to help you turn off your stress: Grounding Techniques. Grounding Techniques are here to help you turn off your high levels of stress, such as anxiety or panic attacks, trauma triggers and even PTSD. And most in under 10 minutes. If you’re a woman who struggles…
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The global COVID-19 pandemic forced us to find new ways to do things. Providing therapy was no different. Because of this, EMDRIA created Online EMDR Therapy Resources for its members. As the world emerged from lockdown, many EMDR therapists continued to see clients virtually. Are there potential tools that can help facilitate therapy sessions? Yes…
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Hey Beautiful Lady, Today I’m continuing our discussion on Inner Child Work Meditation; a mental health meditation to help you work through and release your emotions. Specifically, today I’m teaching you how to make it Christian by adding Jesus into it. If you’ve ever struggled with emotions and felt like you didn’t have the right support to get yo…
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Hey Beautiful Lady, Today I’m introducing you to a 2nd mental health technique to help you turn off your stress and release your emotions. So you can find peace in your mind and body. It’s called Inner Child Work Meditation, and it’s a beautiful way to watch yourself being held through all of your emotions. If you’ve ever struggled with bottling up…
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The Cleveland Clinic defines neurodivergent as people whose brain differences affect how their brain works. How can EMDR therapists work with this population, and what do they need to know to serve their clients? EMDR-certified therapist and consultant Laurel Thornton discusses EMDR therapy, neurodiversity, and the neurodivergent. The Network Balan…
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Hey Beautiful Lady, Today I’m wrapping up my teaching for you on Emotional Freedom Techniques (also known as EFT or Tapping). Specifically, I’m talking about the acupressure part of the technique. Which is responsible for calming your brain and body. Then, I’ll be combining this with the psychology part, to teach you the full technique in it’s enti…
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Hey Beautiful Lady, Today I’m continuing our discussion on Emotional Freedom Techniques (also known as EFT or tapping). I’m introducing you to the psychology part of the technique, which includes the words you say. You’re going to learn the 2 phrases that you say when using EFT. Along with modifications to make them specific to the stress you’re go…
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What is vicarious trauma, and how can EMDR therapy help? How does our constant connection to images on the news or social media impact us? How do EMDR therapists find outlets for the trauma that they see and hear in their clients? Find out more from EMDR UK Accredited EMDR Therapist Lee Anna Simmons in this episode. Resources Headington Institute "…
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Hey Beautiful Lady, Today I’m introducing you to the first mental health technique (of three) that will help turn you off your stress. It’s called Emotional Freedom Techniques, also known as EFT, or Tapping. A beautiful fusion of psychology and acupressure, EFT will help you turn off your stress, release your emotions and find peace in your mind an…
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Hey Beautiful Lady, Today I’m introducing you to our 2nd series, called “Help for Your Stress”. I’m teaching you all about the mental health resources (ie. techniques) that can help turn off your stress. Whether you’re suffering with overwhelm, anxiety, panic/anxiety attacks, trauma triggers or PTSD, these techniques can turn it off. Today I’m givi…
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Anxiety is intense, excessive, persistent worry and fears about everyday situations. Four percent of the world's population experiences anxiety disorders. That may not sound like a large number, but it equals more than 301 million people worldwide. Can EMDR therapy help? EMDR-certified therapist Nancy Andino, LCSW, CASAC, says yes. Find out how EMD…
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Hey Beautiful Lady, Today I’m recapping the entire series, “What is Stress Really?”. This episode covers the basics of what stress is, how God created your mind and body and why, and why knowing all of this matters. I pray that learning what’s happening inside of you when you’re stressed (overwhelmed, anxious, in a panic or anxiety attack, or trigg…
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Hey Beautiful Lady, Today I’m continuing talking about what happens inside of you when you’re stressed, by looking at the new research of Polyvagal Theory. Specifically, we’re talking about what happens emotionally, physically and biochemically when you’re in the different states of stress (from the no stress of peace, to the high stress of anxiety…
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Religious and spiritual trauma is often an overlooked experience that enormously impacts generations. As more and more humans decide to leave organized religions or join cults, we are understanding the effects of those experiences as traumatic and adverse. Listen to Cassidy DuHadway, LCSW, discuss adverse religious experiences and how they lead to …
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Hey Beautiful Lady, Today I’m talking about some new research in the mental health world that answers some questions we’ve had throughout this series. Specifically, I’m talking about how your nervous system can have 2 separate survival mode states that differ so immensely. And how your brain and body move you between them to survival (or suffer). W…
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Hey Beautiful Lady, Today I’m continuing talking about your nervous system - the part of your body where your stress comes from. Specifically, I’m talking about the main nerve running your stress. In it I describe what it’s like to actually live in the state of stress in your body. How it feels, what organs change function and why, and what bodily …
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EMDR has evolved from a simple desensitization technique to a broad-based psychotherapy approach, revolutionizing how EMDR therapists understand change and their treatment approach. From early intervention protocols that address recent traumatic events for individuals and groups to ongoing psychotherapy, EMDR is not cookie-cutter. Its robust method…
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Hey Beautiful Lady, Today I’m talking about your nervous system - the part your body where your stress comes from. In case you didn’t know this - your stress lives in your body, not your mind. Specifically, it lives in your nervous system, which is the communication line between your brain and body. When you’re stressed, your brain says “danger”, b…
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Hey Beautiful Lady, Today I’m back talking about stress, specifically what is happening in your brain when you’re stressed. You probably have lived the pain of losing your thoughts when you’re stressed - you suddenly can’t think straight (or at all), you lose your keys, you scream at your spouse or kids, etc. There’s a reason for this. Today I’m sh…
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Hey Beautiful Lady, I’m veering away from our What is Stress Really series to talk about the war in Israel. In this episode I’m giving you resources for how to find peace while watching war on TV - both Christian and Mental Health. Regardless of what war is on TV, it’s always hard, emotional and can wreck your mental health (and your faith) if you’…
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According to the World Health Organization, 5 percent of the world's population suffers from depression. Out of 7.88 billion people on the planet, that's approximately 350,000,000 human beings suffering. Learn what EMDR therapist, trainer, and researcher Dr. Sarah Dominguez says about how EMDR therapy can help people with depression. "Every Memory …
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