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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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"But It Wasn't That Bad": Why We Minimize Our Own Trauma

Maybe you've tried to talk about something difficult that happened to you.

And before you've even finished the story, you've already started defending it.

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You know you're safe.

You know that relationship ended years ago.

You know you're not in that house anymore.

You know the accident is over.