Susie Morgan, LMFT

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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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Transformations Of Lionhearts

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Lionhearts, so often the quality of our relationships as adults is shaped by our early attachment dynamics in childhood.   When our earliest relationships weren’t protective or nurturing, it becomes hard to believe we are lovable and deserving of respect and security in our adult relationships. Despite “knowing better” and making concerted effort to choose […]

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Focus On Your Future

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  “The strongest people are not those who hide their tears, but instead those who accept their tears as part of living, and feel them to the fullest. It is not those who shy away from hurting, it is those who keep going, despite the pain, that are the toughest characters.” -Tommy Cotton I use […]

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Your Life Is Your Story

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“Your life is your story. Write well. Edit often.” -Susan Statham We don’t get to choose how our stories begin. There is a time though when we realize that we get to author what comes next for us.   To do so, we often must engage in the courageous work of editing the past – […]

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Lionhearted

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“You can’t kill the spirit of the lionhearted.” -Erin Van Vuren No matter how exhausted we are – or how discouraged – or how hurt – we must remember that at our very core, we are Lionhearts.   Thanks to Erin Van Vuren for the wonderful original post!

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A Feeling To Escape

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“I think hell is something you carry around with you. Not somewhere you go.” -Neil Gaiman This gave me chills when I read it. It is exactly the reason I do EMDR therapy.   Whatever any of us may believe about the afterlife, too many people are carrying around hell inside themselves now – memories […]

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Taking the First Step Toward Healing

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“Through Susie’s gentle and thoughful videos I received empathic skills and savvy tools to address the ways trauma had negatively impacted me.” -Participant of the EMDR Readiness course I received this review today from a woman who used The EMDR Readiness Course in conjunction with her work with a therapist (which I think is an […]

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