Rise in Mourning

How EMDR Helped My PTSD After Losing My Son

Kristen Season 1 Episode 16

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After losing Alek, my nervous system was stuck in survival mode. I realized I couldn't process my loss alone, I needed therapy.

EMDR helped my brain process trauma so my body could calm down.

And here’s what I learned: Therapy doesn’t replace faith.

It can support it. God created the brain. He also created tools to help heal it.

If you’re grieving and feel stuck — you’re not weak. You might just be carrying trauma.

Even in the desert… He is near.

Even in Mourning, we rise.

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