Posts in Mental Health
Why Does My EMDR Therapist Want Me to Imagine a Peaceful Place and a Container?
Why Does My EMDR Therapist Want Me to Imagine a Peaceful Place and a Container?

If your EMDR therapist has asked you to imagine a peaceful place, build an imaginary container, or describe what you can see, hear, smell, and feel, you may have wondered when the “actual EMDR” starts. Plot twist: this is part of the actual EMDR. Here’s why these deceptively simple preparation tools matter and what your brain is learning to do with them.

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EMDR, Anxiety, First Responders, Life, Mental Health, Mindfulness, VeteransBethany Vashemdr resourcing, emdr resources, peaceful place, container, emdr peaceful place and container, emdr preparation phase, containment in emdr, safe place, calm place, calm place in emdr, emdr visualization, emdr coping skills, what happens before emdr processing, emdr resource building, trauma recovery, trauma therapy, emdr, coping skills, nervous system regulation, nervous system and traumaComment
From Nihilism to Absurdism Joy: When “Nothing Matters” is a Good Thing
From Nihilism to Absurdism Joy: When “Nothing Matters” is a Good Thing

What if the cure for nihilism isn’t finding meaning, but letting go of the need for it entirely? Absurdism offers a surprising alternative: permission to play, to laugh at the boulder, and to create small moments of joy for no reason at all. This post explores how embracing the absurd can help loosen the grip of hopelessness and reconnect you with the only place life ever happens, right here, right now.

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Anxiety, Grief, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Philosophy & Meaning, Spirituality, Therapy Insights, WellnessBethany Vashabsurdism, nihilism, existentialism, mental health, meaning in life, existential crisis, philosophy and mental health, coping with hopelessness, depression and meaning, finding purpose, neurodivergent mental health, mindfulness, play and mental health, presence, therapy insights, existential therapyComment