Many women hesitate to seek a diagnosis because they fear what it will mean. “If I have PTSD, does that mean I’m broken?” “Does this mean I’m damaged?” “Will people think I’m crazy?” “I don’t want a label that stays with me forever.” I hear these fears every week from...
If you’re struggling with PTSD symptoms — sleeplessness, panic, emotional numbness, hypervigilance — you may have heard some version of: “My therapist is really supportive.” “They’re so kind, I feel safe with them.” “They get me.” And that matters. You deserve warmth....
You’ve been to therapy. You’ve worked on yourself. You’ve tried everything you were told would help. And yet, here you are—still feeling like something is off. Your therapist may have been kind, supportive, even well-meaning… but you weren’t getting the traction you...
You didn’t do therapy wrong. You weren’t “too broken” for it to work. And it’s not because therapy just doesn’t work either… If trauma therapy didn’t help you in the past, it’s likely because you weren’t given the right kind of therapy for what you were actually...
You were really hoping this would help. You were desperate to feel better. And you’d heard so many amazing things about EMDR—from Prince Harry to Miley Cyrus to other celebrities and even people in your own life. So when it didn’t work… it felt like a gut-punch....
Introduction: Understanding Your Therapy Options for PTSD and Trauma When most people think of trauma therapy, they often jump right to EMDR. In popular culture and media, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) has become almost synonymous with trauma...
