When I first heard of EMDR it felt a bit mysterious, as if there was a curtain that was hiding the trap doors and pulleys therapists use to create healing. It wasn’t until I got trained in EMDR that I began to understand the science behind the ‘magic.’ If you are anything like me and want to peak behind the curtain, read on and I will do my best to give you a basic understanding of what EMDR is, how it works, and what you can expect to see in therapy.

I don’t know about you, but the story I was told growing up about having a baby was that it’s the most beautiful, meaningful, and fulfilling thing a woman can do. That it’s a privilege — a miracle. And while that might be true some of the time, there’s also a side of birth and new motherhood that doesn’t get talked about enough: the dark, lonely, and emotionally painful side of bringing life into the world.

I remember my immediate reaction when I first heard about Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy:
“This is hippy woo-woo — there’s no way it actually works.”