What EMDR has that talk-only and somatic-only models miss: It treats the memory as the unit of analysis. Not the narrative, not the body, the encoded packet that holds both. The brain keeps the memory active until it gets filed. Reprocessing is what filing actually looks like

Psychoanalytic theory has long posited that the ego structures itself in relation to danger: defenses that consistently alleviate anxiety are preserved, practiced, and ultimately internalized as “who I am” rather than “what I learned to do.

You won’t meet a quality dating partner if you’re unfriendly and don’t show kindness.

Toxic positivity and authentic positivity may look similar on the surface (affirmations, optimism) but at their core? They operate on opposite attitudes toward the self. One is denial; the other is integration.

Toxic positivity and authentic positivity may look similar on the surface (affirmations, optimism) but at their core? They operate on opposite attitudes toward the self. One is denial; the other is integration.

Your time and emotions are your two most precious personal resources. These are constantly manipulated and tempted by marketing tactics aimed at dehumanizing you and extracting your effort while offering little in return.

Trauma’s not just a memory. It’s a lens. Therapy doesn’t erase it; it refocuses. How can you adjust your view today?

What’s the most unhinged thing a therapist has ever said to you? #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealth #emdr #therapy #psychology #anxiety #depression

What’s the most unhinged thing a therapist has ever said to you? #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealth #emdr #therapy #psychology #anxiety #depression

This is the power of bilateral stimulation for healing trauma

Hi new Blue Buds, Time for an introduction. I’m a trauma therapist and researcher specializing in: 🧠EMDR 🧠peak performance/high achieving individuals 🧠applied neuroscience 🧠men’s mental health 🧠spiritual issues in therapy 🧠relationship wellness 🧠ego state/parts work

Church hurt and spiritual abuse come in the form of being told “you’re a bad Christian if you experience depression,” when depression truly means you’re overwhelmed and need support. What other forms of church hurt and spiritual abuse have you noticed? What should I address next?

Church hurt and spiritual abuse come in the form of being told “you’re a bad Christian if you experience depression,” when depression truly means you’re overwhelmed and need support. What other forms of church hurt and spiritual abuse have you noticed? What should I address next?

If you would like to support my efforts to be a positive force for psychology, please follow me on substack. It’s free. Here’s my latest article, about how the mental health field has arisen in response to our fragmented, atomized, digitized culture. open.substack.com/pub/psychfox...

If you would like to support my efforts to be a positive force for psychology, please follow me on substack. It’s free. Here’s my latest article, about how the mental health field has arisen in response to our fragmented, atomized, digitized culture. open.substack.com/pub/psychfox...

Does anyone need therapy for Yuletide season arguments with family this year?

Philosophically-inclined people often cling to the “rational choice” model of human behavior, which is a huge miscalculation and will not help you to understand many or even most human beings. Here’s why: Many people behave based on a cocktail of habit, emotions, and reactions.

Philosophically-inclined people often cling to the “rational choice” model of human behavior, which is a huge miscalculation and will not help you to understand many or even most human beings. Here’s why: Many people behave based on a cocktail of habit, emotions, and reactions.

Crucial wisdom I have to remind myself to heed: Lay down your worries after you’ve done all you can to address them. Focus on the talents and passions you can control at present. Build the now, rather than focusing on what was wrong then, or what could happen next.

Essential question to ask while dating 👇 "Am I hoping that over time this person will change to better meet my needs?"

Therapists of bluesky, what’s your spiciest, hottest take? No holds barred, let it out.

Online dating app creators should be sentenced to using their own platforms to find a partner. #dating

Always the Mellow never the Yellow

Some red flags in dating: 🚩putting you on “do not disturb” for long periods of time 🚩treating you like a last resort 🚩refusal to take phone calls 🚩unavailability to meet or spend quality time 🚩defensiveness when you make any requests What else would you add?

Hi new Blue Buds, Time for an introduction. I’m a trauma therapist and researcher specializing in: 🧠EMDR 🧠peak performance/high achieving individuals 🧠applied neuroscience 🧠men’s mental health 🧠spiritual issues in therapy 🧠relationship wellness 🧠ego state/parts work

If everyone is replaceable, no one matters. “Swipe culture” is swiping our humanity away.

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #60,397!

If everyone is replaceable, no one matters. “Swipe culture” is swiping our humanity away.

That’s that.

Stop shrinking your presence. You have the right to be yourself.

Stop shrinking your presence. You have the right to be yourself.

Some red flags in dating: 🚩putting you on “do not disturb” for long periods of time 🚩treating you like a last resort 🚩refusal to take phone calls 🚩unavailability to meet or spend quality time 🚩defensiveness when you make any requests What else would you add?

Good psychotherapy helps people to express rather than supress.

People-pleasing causes personality amnesia. You forget who you are.

Who else is on Threads?

Choosing yourself is so difficult at first, but it becomes easier each time you put your own needs first.

In this house, we accept both Barbie and Oppenheimer. They have much in common.

The forbidden self care

Pickleball is play therapy for millennial men.

In this house, we accept both Barbie and Oppenheimer. They have much in common.

“Needs a hot bath, glass of milk and a scenic view” should be a diagnosis code.

Oh yeah… I’m thinkin’ this could be big for me.

A sad reminder that psychotherapists have serious job security. Check out the massive absence of mental health professionals across America 👇

Here’s some wisdom for those of us who experience “mind clutter”: https://www-psychologytoday-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/breathe-mama-breathe/202305/10-ways-to-declutter-your-mind?amp

How it feels telling someone else they need self-care vs being told you need self-care

It wasn’t your fault.

Counselors should provided “caffeine assisted therapy” and prescribe naps more often.