Novus Mindful Life Blog
Therapy with EMDR
There are always a million reasons why you shouldn’t do something, but just one reason is good enough to do it. Thousands of people around the world have found therapy with EMDR successful in reducing their overall stress levels, and in turn have gone on to live...
What To Expect from EMDR
EMDR takes place over the course of eight steps called “phases,” each of which are dedicated to specific part of the healing process. (It will help to remember that the phases are not strictly limited to a single therapy session.) This post will explain a little about...
Anxiety and the COVID-19 Pandemic
These are unprecedented times. Many have noted the fact that we are currently living through a major historical event as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt virtually all aspects of our modern lives. Schools in every state are closed; millions of workers are...
How EMDR Helps With Other Disorders
Depression Patients with depression can benefit from EMDR treatment, too. Significant traumas from the past, when gone unresolved, often continue to intrude into people’s daily lives, causing depression and depressive episodes. EMDR treatment can help process those...
Benefits of Online Therapy
In the age of the Internet, we’ve seen some kinds of therapy move to an online format, but some remain skeptical. Given the onset of COVID-19 and the subsequent stay-at-home orders, it has become an utmost concern of clinicians across the country to reach their...
How Telehealth Therapy Can Help You Cope
When the workday is long, and the stress of working from home grows, telehealth therapy can enter as a viable option for coping. Sometimes even the stress of trying to make an appointment or leave the house can make it difficult to prioritize mental health and...
Is Grief the Same As Depression?
Undoubtedly, you have experienced loss in your lifetime: loss of a loved one, loss of a job, loss of a spouse through divorce, or loss of a lifestyle. Perhaps you went through the grieving process, but now it has been many months or years since the event and you are...
How Does EMDR Help With Trauma?
Trauma and the Brain In order to understand how Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) builds new brain circuitry, it helps to understand how trauma is stored in the brain in the first place. During a dangerous or traumatic episode, such as a moment of...
Five Ways to Support a Spouse with Depression
Educate Yourself If your spouse has already been diagnosed, then you’re best to learn as much as you can about their form of depression. The American Psychiatric Association recommends observation of at least two weeks of symptoms before a diagnosis could take place....
Loss Doesn’t Just Mean Death
Most of the time, the words “grief” and “loss” are associated with the passing of a loved one, but you have likely experienced much more loss in your life than you realize. The feelings of grief can come from any event associated with a sense of loss, from the loss of...
Options for Sex Addictions Therapy
Sex addiction may be among the most damaging of all addictive behaviors. Thriving in the shadows, sex addicts shame themselves and tear apart their relationships. But so many try—unsuccessfully—to manage the condition on their own. Having the courage to reach out and...
What Is EMDR?
Background Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a kind of psychotherapy that is designed to help people find healing from their memories of past trauma. An unconventional form of therapy, EMDR has the patient focus on traumatic memories while the...
4 Signs of Addictive Behavior
When you think of your favorite things, you probably experience a flood of sensory images. Your favorite foods smell spiced and sweet; your favorite colors are vivid and bright. The things we tend to do —and should—bring us pleasure. Unfortunately, addictions also...
Signs of a Sex Addiction
I Think My Spouse is Addicted to Sex—How Can I Be Sure? It’s never an easy conversation. It takes no time to consider why men and women hide something as serious as sex addiction. At its least damaging, it’s embarrassing for both parties, and at its most, it can...
Will Changing My Environment Help me Overcome Addiction?
Perhaps you or a loved one have been struggling with addiction for some time now, but as much as you commit to sobriety during rehab or therapy, as soon as you get back into your “world”, you fall right back into your old ways. Those same friends keep inviting you...