Susie Morgan, LMFT

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You’re Worth Saving

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“Nobody can save you but yourself – and you’re worth saving. It’s a war not easily won but if anything is worth winning – this is it.” -Charles Bukowski This is true, Lionhearts, so true!!  My open invitation stands for you to join me for the first Module of The EMDR Readiness Course (for free!) […]

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Making an Impression

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“Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.” -Haim Ginott So often we think little ones are just too young to remember this or that. Or, for ourselves, that things that happened when we were so young couldn’t have affected us!!  The reality couldn’t be further from the truth. The nervous […]

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Feeling Trapped

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“And reinvent your life because you must; it is your life and its history and the present belong only to you.” -Charles Bukowski We can feel so locked in – trapped in what we feel must be our future- because of our past. Our beliefs can feel so accurate – about ourselves as less than […]

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Let Your Light Shine

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“You know, they say the cracks are where the light gets in but really I think the cracks are where your light gets out. Yeah, the beauty you don’t realise you have. The strength inside you never get to see. The bravery you demonstrate by showing up every day, by trying, by not giving up… […]

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Seasons Don’t Last Forever

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“No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.” -Hal Borland Winter is literally not meant to last forever. But when the brain gets overwhelmed by traumatic experiences and is unable to process through them – it can feel like the harshness, the dark, the cold will be never-ending. It doesn’t have to be this […]

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Imperfect Hearts

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“The really beautiful hearts have dents in them.” -S.C. Lourie #truebeauty #trauma #ptsd #complexptsd #developmentaltrauma #emdrtherapy #emdrreadinesscourse Thank you to Butterflies and Pebbles for the beautiful words!! www.EMDRReadinessCourse.com

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Facing The Pain

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A friendly little reminder from Jericho – just because you try to hide it doesn’t mean it isn’t there and won’t come jumping out in just a minute!   It can be SO tempting to try to shove things under the rug (or hide them behind the curtain as the case may be).   That’s […]

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Resilience

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“May the flowers remind us why the rain was so necessary.” -Xan Oku I think this is true both of the tears shed in the acute pain of trauma – but it is also true of the tears that flow as we heal.   When the brain locks down on difficult experience – it leaves […]

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Stop Reliving Old Stories

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“You do not have to keep reliving old stories, darling. Be brave. You are worthy of new ones. You can create them.” -S.C. Lourie It’s true!! I see it every day, Lionhearts!   EMDR therapy allows us to stop reliving old stories – and gives us the power and freedom to author new ones!!

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Development For Survival

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“How does one become a butterfly?” Pooh asked pensively. “You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar,” Piglet replied. -A. A. Milne There is so much wisdom in understanding that we must consider the cost of no longer being a caterpillar before we will be able […]

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