AnintroductiontoEMDR,aproventraumatherapywiththepowertoheal,cowrittenbyaworld-renownedtherapistandapatientwhoexperiencedtransformativereliefthroughEMDRtherapy.Traumaisapartoflife.Youorsomeoneyoucareabouthasprobablyexperiencedtrauma,whether“big-T“trauma,suchasemotional,physical,orsexualabuseorthemorecommonbutnolesssignificant“little-t“traumathatcanresultfromdivorce,jobloss,painfulchildhoodexperiences,oranysituationwhereyoufeltworthless,afraid,orpowerless.Untreatedtraumacanleadtolonglastingeffectssuchasdepression,anxiety,PTSD,anddifficultiesmaintainingintimaterelationships.Butthegoodnewsisthatwecanheal--anditdoesn’thavetotakealifetime.EMDR(whichstandsforEyeMovementDesensitizationandReprocessing)isauniquetypeofpsychotherapyproventohelppeoplerecoverfromtraumaandimprovethequalityoftheirlives.CowrittenbyapatientwhoexperiencedtransformativerelieffromtraumathroughEMDRtherapy,andaworld-renownedpsychologistwhoexplainsexactlyhowandwhyEMDRworks,EveryMemoryDeservesRespectprovidesclearinformationwhileofferinginspirationandhope.Throughcompellingscience,personalstories,andpowerfulphotographicimages,welearnhowtraumaisstoredinthebrainandbody,continuingtocausepainandsuffering,andhowEMDRfreesusbyrepatterningourthinkingandemotionalreactions.Itexplainswhytalktherapyhasonlyalimitedimpactontraumarecovery,describeswhattoexpectfromgentleandtargetedEMDRtherapy,andoffersguidanceonhowtofindatherapistwhoisjustrightforyou.
