Breaking the Cycle: Healing Childhood Wounds So You Don’t Pass Them On
Discover how EMDR therapy helps parents heal generational trauma, shift unconscious patterns, and create a new emotional legacy for their children.
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Big Feelings, Little Kids: How EMDR Supports Emotional Regulation in Parents
Learn how EMDR therapy can help overwhelmed parents manage emotional reactivity, calm their nervous systems, and become more regulated caregivers for their children.
Working with Exiles and Protectors — Healing the Protective System in Trauma Recovery
This post explores how trauma often fragments the internal system into protector and exile parts, and how EMDR can gently access and process the trauma held by exiles—when the system is ready.
Understanding the Inner System: An Introduction to Parts Work
Many people have heard about parts work, but what does it actually look like in practice? This post introduces the concept of internal "parts," explains the foundation of Internal Family Systems (IFS), and discusses why recognizing internal multiplicity is essential in trauma-informed care.
What Is Journaling & How Can It Help You?
If you’ve been researching self-care practices, you may have come across something known as journaling. But what is journaling, exactly, and what can it do to improve your mental, emotional, and even physical health? Journaling, at its core, is the regular practice of writing down...
10 Affirmations to Add to Your Daily Routine
Words have power, and the way we talk to and about ourselves can have a significant impact on our thoughts and behaviors. That’s where affirmations come in—repeating certain phrases to yourself can boost your self-esteem, reduce your stress, create a more positive mindset, motivate you...