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Thoughts on Mental Health, Trauma & EMDR

A collection of honest, conversational resources about perinatal mental health, trauma, motherhood, and EMDR.

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How Does EMDR Actually Work? (And No, It's Not Hypnosis)

So your therapist tells you about EMDR.

They explain that you'll think about something difficult while moving your eyes back and forth or doing some form of alternating tapping.

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Maybe you've told your birth story a hundred times.

You know exactly what happened.

You know the timeline.

You know which interventions were necessary.