by EMDR Healing Staff | Apr 27, 2026 | Acceptance, EMDR, Meditation
Moving on from Bad OCD Days One of the most difficult things about OCD is slipping backward and having a “bad” day. You feel like you’ve made progress, put the rumination and the rituals behind you, and something or someone triggers a ritual, and you feel like you’re...
by EMDR Healing Staff | Apr 9, 2026 | Meditation, Mindfulness, Therapist
Effective Meditation Techniques for Mental Relief There are a ton of different styles of meditation. Below are some common ones: Body scan meditation Transcendental meditation Movement meditation Mindfulness meditation Mantra meditation The question is, which of...
by EMDR Healing Staff | Nov 8, 2025 | Anxiety, EMDR, Letting Go, Meditation, Mindfulness, Therapist
Stop thinking about thinking: second-layer thoughts Second-layer thoughts are thoughts about emotions and thoughts. For example, you have a presentation coming up. Just thinking about getting up to speak in front of a group has your palms damp and your breathing...
by EMDR Healing Staff | Sep 10, 2025 | Acceptance, EMDR, Meditation, Mindfulness, Perfectionism
What is OCD? Obsessive compulsive disorder, or OCD, is a mental health condition characterized by intrusive, unwanted thoughts and rumination. Primary symptoms include anxiety. Most additional symptoms (fear of going crazy, disassociation, etc.) are branches on the...
by Mary-Beth Zolik, M.Ed LMHC | Jul 20, 2022 | Depression, EMDR, Meditation, Mindfulness
Depression is an increasingly common illness in the Western world, with millions of sufferers in the US alone. We have already covered how EMDR can help with other conditions like anxiety, addiction and phobias, but can it also help with depression? How EMDR Can Help...
by Mary-Beth Zolik, M.Ed LMHC | Aug 30, 2020 | Addiction, Meditation, Mindfulness, Stress
Whilst there are often many different contributors towards addiction, it is fair to say that stress is one of the main driving causes, since it has predictable effects on the mind and brain. What is the connection between stress and addiction and are there any ways to...