Trigger Warning: Today’s Episode Discusses Domestic Abuse, Sexual Assault, and Healing From Trauma.

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Facing Trauma And Healing Through EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) Therapy

On this moving and informative episode of Talks with Dr Shafer, Dr. Shafer interviews Adalina East, a neuroscientist, therapist, and transformational healer, about EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) therapy. Adalina shares her personal experience with trauma and how she found healing through various modalities, including EMDR. They discuss the importance of finding the right therapy modality for each individual and the need for elevated advocacy to ensure access to effective treatments. Adalina guides Dr. Shafer through a brief EMDR session, focusing on a specific memory and using a safe place chosen by Dr Shafer (an airplane flying away) as a resource. Dr. Shafer experiences a sense of calm and happiness during the session as she copes with continuing to return to the traumatic location and embrace the accompanying sensations and thoughts associated with that memory. Through the use of EMDR therapy, Adalina helps Dr. Shafer process her emotions and physical sensations associated with the traumatic event. They work on releasing the fear and tightness in her body and implanting new beliefs of resilience and worthiness. Dr. Shafer experiences a sense of peace and growth , and hopes that others interested in learning more about EMDR therapy may find today’s episode to be helpful and healing.

Takeaways

• EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a therapy technique that uses eye movements to help rewrite traumatic memories in the brain. • Finding the right therapy modality is important for healing trauma, and it may involve trying different techniques and modalities to find what works best for each individual.

• Advocacy is needed to ensure access to effective treatments, as some modalities may not be covered by insurance.

• Creating a safe place or resource, such as imagining being on an airplane, can help regulate the nervous system and provide a sense of calm during therapy sessions.

• EMDR can be a powerful tool for healing trauma and releasing negative emotions and physical sensations associated with traumatic memories. EMDR therapy can be effective in processing and releasing traumatic experiences • Physical sensations can be a way for the body to communicate unresolved trauma

• Beliefs of resilience and worthiness can help in feeling safe and deserving of positive experiences

• Processing trauma in a safe space can lead to growth and healing

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