Healing Trauma with EMDR, Solving Puzzles, Brain Stuff and More: An Interview with Certified EMDR Therapist Andrew Kushnick

How EMDR works… How parts work optimizes EMDR…. How trauma therapy can be tailored to the unique ways that each client thinks… These topics and more arose as I was interviewed for a video podcast that aims to demystify therapists. In this extensive interview, you’ll get a sense of my approach and my therapeutic style. And who knows, along the way you might pick up some nerdy tidbits about trauma, the brain, and how to heal.

In a Time of Layoffs, Solutions from a Therapist for Tech

From front-end to back-end, from C-level to entry-level programmers, tech workers are worried. And understandably so. Layoffs are still happening, and it’s leading to anxiety, along with longer hours, concerns about whether to look for a new job, and burnout. I recently appeared on a podcast called “The Mental Balance,” in which I offered solutions on how to cope, whether all of this constitutes trauma, and common mental health concerns in the tech world.

“Isn’t It Ironic?” Overcome Ironic Processes to Focus, Improve Sleep, and Heal Trauma.

We all have thoughts that trouble us. Rehashing conversations we’ve had. Feeling badly about ourselves. Worrying about things. The more we try to not think those thoughts, have those emotions, etc., the more they keep coming back. Especially when we’ve been through painful stuff. It’s called “ironic processes of the mind.” The good news: there are ways to overcome this.

Languish No More: 12 More Ways to Master the “Meh.”

The dominant emotion of 2021, according to the New York Times, was “languishing.” We so badly want to get back to “normal.” But in 2022, so many of us are still languishing - feeling stuck, unmotivated, sort of “meh.” In this follow-up to “Languishing and Lousy News: 12 Ways to Master the ‘Meh,” we get more granular. Read on to discover ways to not just cope, but actually thrive despite the uncertain times.