Changing Lives Through Lived Experience
Tears filled my eyes when I took to the podium for my presentation at the EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) Annual Conference on Sunday, September 14
September 19, 2025
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Category: Dissociation & Addiction
Beyond “Calm Safe Space”: A Phase II Resourcing Protocol for EMDR Therapists Working with Dissociative Systems
As EMDR therapists working with clients who have Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) or complex dissociative systems, Phase II resourcing isn’t just a step—it’s the foundation.
August 13, 2025
Stilettos and Self-Disclosure: When Teaching Becomes Embodied Expression
When I was in sixth grade, my cousin and I went to a Lady Gaga concert in Detroit. It was, in many ways, a queer
July 2, 2025
We Are Held Screaming.
I couldn’t scream. Yet, there were those inside that wished they did. A little girl who wanted to scream But instead was still. Frozen with
May 6, 2025
Nourishing and Depleting: Applications As An EMDR Therapy Inventory Strategy
One of the loveliest practices I ever learned for my own self-care is to make a two column list. In one column, I write down
April 17, 2025
Thank You… TikTok?
Several days before the stunt of TikTok going dark for 12 hours in the United States, many creators posted content in the vein of, farewell,
January 24, 2025
Does AA Work?
A program called Open to Debate recently invited me to debate the topic of whether or not Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), as a program of recovery,
January 9, 2025
What Does Case Conceptualization Mean, Really?
In online EMDR Therapy networking groups, people often post the question, “What EMDR protocol should I use for [insert population or condition]?” I am that
December 5, 2024
Experiences with EMDR as a survivor of ritual abuse
I did not start EMDR as a survivor of RAMCOA (ritual abuse, mind control and organised abuse). Rather, EMDR was an intervention that facilitated the
December 3, 2024