“Don’t be hard on yourself anymore, darling. You’ve been through so many hard moments already. You don’t wanna keep adding to the list.” -S.C. Lourie It can be so easy to keep repeating to ourselves the mean things that reflect what we learned from maltreatment by others – especially if it came from those closest […]

One of my favorite images . . . So accurately captures how progress really goes! If we have this in mind, I think it makes it easier to keep going! #perseverance #keepgoing #upsanddowns #healing #traumarecovery #ptsd #cptsd #emdr #emdrreadinesscourse  I would love to know who to credit and thank for this image!! www.EMDRReadinessCourse.com If you haven’t yet, I invite you to join me […]

“And the truth is that all veterans pay with their lives. Some pay all at once, while others pay over a lifetime.” -JM Storm This is so true. This day is to honor those who paid with their lives all at once. I believe we must also remember the ongoing payment of their comrades, partners, […]

“Healing isn’t about pretending the damage had not been done, it’s about refusing to allow that which we had suffered in our pasts, to control us in our futures.” – @Broms.the.poet EMDR therapy can be a powerful way to do this, Lionhearts!! Yet, it is essential when the tough stuff started way back at the […]