by Mary-Beth Zolik, M.Ed LMHC | Jan 13, 2019 | EMDR, Letting Go, Trauma
It may seem like a ridiculous claim, but it has been claimed that eye movements can help us to heal our traumas. Which therapeutic paradigm does this kind of treatment fall under and is there any truth to this claim that eye movements can help process trauma? In...
by Mary-Beth Zolik, M.Ed LMHC | Dec 10, 2018 | Buddhism, Letting Go, Meditation, Mindfulness
People who start to delve a little more deeply into mindfulness will discover that different terms are used for different kinds of meditation. In this article we will focus specifically on Samatha and Vipassana meditations. What are these meditations, what is the...
by Mary-Beth Zolik, M.Ed LMHC | Dec 6, 2018 | EMDR, Letting Go, Trauma
The effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing or EMDR in treating trauma is now well known. There is also growing evidence it can treat other conditions like depression and anxiety as well. But what is it specifically about EMDR that makes it such...
by Mary-Beth Zolik, M.Ed LMHC | Nov 25, 2018 | Acceptance, EMDR, Letting Go, Trauma
Hear me out on this one. This may sound ridiculous, but I believe that racing around certain tracks in the modern Formula One video games has several times delivered for me therapeutic benefits that match exactly those described by clients undergoing formal Eye...