Susie Morgan, LMFT

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The Deepest Wounds

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“There are wounds that never show in the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.”  – Laurell K. Hamilton The places that hurt – even if they are deep inside invisible to others – deserve to be acknowledged, held gently, and honored as valid. They don’t have to measure up to […]

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Secure Attachment

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Secure attachment. It is so much more difficult to form secure attachments in our adult relationships, if we did not have this as little ones. Lionhearts, we can repair this!! We can learn to look at our little selves (who went through whatever they did) with loving eyes. And by becoming our own most secure […]

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All Mixed Up About Love

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“Love doesn’t hurt you.  A person that doesn’t know how to love hurts you.”  – Tony Gaskins, Jr When we grow up without secure attachment – without the consistent experience of being seen and heard and held and defended – we can get all mixed up about what love looks like and feels like. We […]

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It’s Amazing

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“I just checked out your video and it’s amazing.  I learned so much.  I’ll definitely recommend you to others who struggle!”  – @thecptsdbrain I received this wonderful response on Instagram from @thecptsdbrain to watching the first video of the EMDR Readiness Course! I am so excited at her response!! There’s a link below to the […]

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Posttraumatic Growth

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“And then one day I realised, I had scars in the shape of wings.”  – S.C. Lourie As EMDR therapists, we talk about the “posttraumatic growth” we can see so often in our clients – that after the work is completed they become healthier and able to thrive beyond where they were before they experienced […]

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But There Was Happiness . . .

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“Will I tell you that she lived happily ever after?  I will not, for no one ever does.  But there was happiness.  And she did live.”  – Stephen King There’s something about this that I really love. Maybe it’s the quiet hope in it. Healing from trauma doesn’t make everything smooth and perfect . . […]

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Perhaps the Saddest Story

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“Perhaps the saddest, and the most tragic story ever told, is a beautiful soul, made to feel anything but.”  – William Broms I’ve been thinking this week how important it is that we know – WHATEVER it is that we have been through – if it hurt us then it counts! I have learned through […]

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The Goal of EMDR Therapy

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“The goal of EMDR treatment is to rapidly metabolize the dysfunctional residue from the past and transform it into something useful.”  – Francine Shapiro I found this quote in the preface of Francine Shapiro’s newly updated text book for EMDR therapists. I think it so beautifully captures what EMDR therapy is all about!

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