by Mondraye Meneses | Sep 10, 2026 | Nervous System Healing
You’ve Tried Everything and You’re Still Falling Apart You’ve seen the advice everywhere: when you’re in a panic state or triggered, name five things you see, four things you feel, three things you hear. It’s called the 5-4-3-2-1...
by Mondraye Meneses | Sep 8, 2026 | Nervous System Healing
Body Signals After Trauma: Your Body Knows Something Your Mind Can’t Quite Name You notice your shoulders are permanently up by your ears. Your jaw is so clenched that your dentist commented on it at your last appointment. Your neck is tight. Your chest feels...
by Mondraye Meneses | Sep 4, 2026 | Trauma Education, Uncategorized
Have You Noticed Your Reactions Don’t Always Match the Moment? You’re at the grocery store and someone taps your shoulder to ask where the milk is. Your heart jumps into your throat. A car alarm goes off down the street and you feel like your body’s...
by Mondraye Meneses | Aug 25, 2026 | Trauma Education, Uncategorized
EMDR Intensive Edmonton: A Faster Path to Trauma Recovery If you’ve been thinking about doing trauma work but dreading the idea of weekly therapy for the next two years, you’re not alone. A lot of people reach out asking the same thing: “Is there a...
by Mondraye Meneses | Aug 18, 2026 | For Clinicians
Most of us learned EMDR on a single-incident frame. A discrete event, a clear target image, a client who can hold dual attention long enough to let the memory network do its work. That frame is sound, and it explains why basic training moves as quickly as it does...
by Mondraye Meneses | Jan 27, 2026 | EMDR Therapy
One of the most nuanced clinical skills in EMDR work is pacing. This is especially true when working with complex trauma, attachment injuries, and dissociative adaptations. Many therapists are well trained in the phases of EMDR, yet still find themselves questioning...
by Mondraye Meneses | Jan 21, 2026 | EMDR Therapy, C-PTSD
Complex PTSD often develops in response to repeated or prolonged experiences of threat, neglect, or relational harm. Rather than a single overwhelming event, many individuals carry layered memories that can influence emotions, beliefs about self, relationship...
