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“Violets are Blue” - Examples of Resolving Automatic Responses Through EMDR Therapy
Sometimes in EMDR therapy we will know immediately what memories need to be reprocessed; and other times it will take a little more time...
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nelsonmiked
Feb 27, 20195 min read
“Roses are Red” - An EMDR Approach to Why We Suffer
“The following excerpts are taken from Getting Past Your Past by Francine Shapiro: “The truth is we all suffer at one time or another....
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nelsonmiked
Feb 25, 20193 min read
The Lenses Through Which We See the World
What’s a Schema? "Each of us tends to think we see things as they are, that we are objective. But this is not the case. We see the world,...
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nelsonmiked
Feb 20, 20193 min read
Using the Lens of Addiction Recovery to Look at Perfectionism
Some find it helpful to look at Perfectionism as an “addiction”. Here are a couple points to ponder: An Addictive Reward System Just as a...
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nelsonmiked
Feb 18, 20196 min read
“Me...Also Me” — An Introduction to Dissociation
Simply stated, dissociation is our brain's way of coping—helping us take a “break”—from stressful or traumatic things. Although...
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nelsonmiked
Feb 17, 20192 min read
Writing Our Own Story
“The universe is made of stories, not atoms.” (Muriel Rukeyser) I am a lover of stories. Stories have come to me in a variety of ways...
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nelsonmiked
Feb 15, 20195 min read
Am I experiencing “trauma“?
Many times people have the question: “Have I been traumatized?” Although a diagnosis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or Acute...
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nelsonmiked
Feb 9, 20193 min read
Self-Talk
I’ve always liked those scenes in movies where someone gets to talk to themselves. I like this type of thought experiment. If I could go...
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nelsonmiked
Feb 8, 20192 min read
“You are here!” — An Overview of EMDR Therapy
EMDR is an 8 phase treatment protocol. These phases are outlined below so at any point in your therapy you can identify where we are and...
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nelsonmiked
Feb 4, 20196 min read
Shame Resilency
Shame is one of the most powerful feelings we can experience. When we are “in shame” those feelings can totally overwhelm our system and...
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nelsonmiked
Jan 30, 20195 min read
Getting Rid of Unwanted, Intrusive Thoughts
Unwanted, intrusive thoughts can come in many shapes and sizes and for a variety of reasons. Some people find their fears and worries...
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nelsonmiked
Jan 27, 20192 min read
Problems That Are Not Ours to Solve
There is a truth that is hard to swallow for some of us. This is that some problems are not ours to solve. Now, I’m not here to tell you...
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nelsonmiked
Jan 27, 20193 min read
Being Semi-Buddhist — Learning to Detach
Buddhists have a way of dealing with distress that is fascinating. It is the principle of non-attachment . The principle of...
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nelsonmiked
Jan 27, 20194 min read
Flooding
(Note: Although this post is written for marriage partners, the principles are just as applicable to friends, co-workers, neighbors,...
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nelsonmiked
Jan 24, 20193 min read
Ideas for Self-Soothing (Grounding Techniques)
If our emotions can be compared to the weather—a natural part of life that comes and goes with a lot of variety—then it might help to...
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nelsonmiked
Jan 24, 20194 min read
Distress Tolerance (for Humans)
Emotions Are a Part of Life We all experience negative emotions. There is no way to avoid this. We cannot, like an android in a sci-fi...
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nelsonmiked
Jan 17, 20193 min read
The ABC Model
In the 4th century B.C. a philosopher by the name of Epictetus stated: “Men are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they take...
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nelsonmiked
Jan 17, 20192 min read
Dr. Strange and Retraining the Brain
In the Marvel movie Dr. Strange a brilliant surgeon gets pulled into the world of the mystic arts after a devastating accident. While...
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nelsonmiked
Jan 16, 20194 min read
Choosing a Partner is about Choosing a Set of Problems
Dan Wile wrote “choosing a partner is choosing a set of problems.” When working though marital problems it sometimes helps us keep...
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nelsonmiked
Jan 13, 20193 min read
4 Questions to Work on Radical Acceptance
In her book Loving What Is Byron Katie observes that part of doing our own work is realizing the connection between our thoughts and our...
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