Category: Dissociation & Addiction

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

Alicia, a white woman wearing a grey outfit with hair back and tattoos, is dancing during the "share your practice" closing ceremony at the Redefine Therapy Expressive Arts Retreat at The Villa Maria in 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

An image of Jamie Marich with friends, overlayed text reads: "Like many issues on which I'm asked to give me opinion, the answer is an emphatic...it depends."

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

Out From Hiding

(CONTENT WARNING: This contains personal recollections of childhood sexual abuse, fat shaming, and eating disorders.) A few years ago, I decided it was time for

November 25, 2024