Lionhearted (adj.)- Exceptionally brave or courageous
I was struck today – as I am on so many days – by how much raw courage it takes to walk back into the darkness, grief, and terror of the past – so that it can be healed and actually finally feel like it is the past.
Pushing memories away, numbing, trying to just move on are understandably tempting choices – when the path offered to eradicate the pain of the memories is by going through them.
EMDR therapy is the most humane way I know of to do the work – but it doesn’t let us skip over the hard stuff.
It does bring online the parasympathetic nervous system to calm the sensations of fight/flight/freeze. It desensitizes the terrible sights and sounds we remember. And it allows logic and reality to bring light and a new perspective on ourselves and what we experienced.
But the process can be really tough.
It is truly the path of the lionhearted. I have such admiration for those who choose this path.
I would love to hear your thoughts!!
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