151 reactions · 58 shares | What happens when traumatic memories are embedded in the nervous system, leaving your client feeling hypervigilant, dissociative, or numb for years to come? We asked this question to the top 7 experts in treating trauma in this brand new, focused, short course (and there are 2.75 CE/CMEs available). Take a look ➡️ https://www.nicabm.com/program/fb1-memory-trauma-1/?d=fbo.932.2.c | NICABM | Facebook

5K views · 67 reactions | When someone is remembering a traumatic experience, that memory can trigger a painful cycle of fear, anger, helplessness, and shame . . . . . . and this, in turn, can slow the healing process for patients recovering from trauma. So can traumatic memories be changed? In the video below, Peter Levine, PhD shares some key insights. | NICABM | Facebook

So many clients who have partial memories, repressed memories, or are unsure what memories are “real” or not, struggle with the concept of never potentially knowing exactly what occurred to them in and during their trauma. In Emdr reprocessing, especially when there are dissociative parts, the focus cannot be on memories or the parts will block or shut down, causing internal disruption. The thing about memory is it’s not always reliable and we can never have an objective truth, (whatever that ev