Ep. 190: PTSD, Trauma, and EMDR: When Your Career Makes You Sick with Former Lawyer, Lara Connolly

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Talk therapy can be a valuable resource, but what happens when you’re all talked out and still feel your body is holding onto trauma? This is where teacher’s assistant Lara Connolly found herself after years of trying talk therapy and never feeling like it was quite enough to help alleviate her physical exhaustion and stress. It wasn’t until she tried EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing), a form of psychotherapy designed to alleviate the distress caused by traumatic memories, that she finally started to feel her body come back to life. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Looking back, Lara can see how much shame and rejection was stored in her body after a lifetime of having untreated ADHD and how significantly it had been impacting her emotional regulation and physical health. Lara not only took the steps to heal her trauma, but she also made real changes to her lifestyle that provide more balance and prioritize joy; her dedication to living an authentic ADHD life is truly inspiring and I’m delighted to bring you this conversation.</span></p> <p><br /> <br /></p> <p><strong>Resources</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Instagram:</span> <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/theaddventuresoflaraandfrieda/"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> @theaddventuresoflaraandfrida</span></a></p>