Your story matters. Find your power to tell it.

You have tried all the things and still can’t seem to shake your symptoms. You feel anxious, exhausted, overwhelmed, tense and alone. Furthermore, you want to find the joy and calm that other people talk about. Or maybe you have no idea what is going on, but know that something isn’t right and feel lost and not like yourself.

Trauma can affect us in many different and unique ways. You might feel scared to tell your story because you don’t know what will happen and are unsure how to get through it. Or maybe you tried before, but the sensations and feelings became too intense, and you didn’t want to lose control or go to “that place.”

When you’ve experienced trauma or difficulties, it can feel like you’ve lost total control, and you can begin to feel powerless. You may seek things and people outside yourself to find some relief, desperate to find a sense of safety. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy (EMDR) is a place you can start to heal without having to talk about it. Where we have one foot in and one foot out, empowering yourself to sit in the yuck.

Maybe you’re noticing:

• Confusion, difficulty concentrating.

• Anger, irritability, mood swings.

• Anxiety and fear.

• Guilt, shame, self-blame.

• Withdrawing from others.

• Feeling sad or hopeless.

• Feeling disconnected or numb.

“We are not changing what happened to us. We are changing the way it lives inside us.” - Francine Shapiro