There's that idea, neurons that fired together, wired together, with pregnancy and miscarriage

and birth trauma that's, it occurs in the body.

So I find EMDR around all of these different issues.

It's a release of sorts, you know, to think about it that way.

The body's holding onto this trauma and you're allowing it to release and the

body can let go of it because it's no longer serving you in those moments. It's a really under

a recognized area of trauma healing that you must release it through the body. If you aren't actually

doing some sort of physical release, it's just it's the body. If you aren't actually doing some sort of physical release,

it's just, it's still there. It was like, oh, you're feeling something? All right, hang on to these.

Close your eyes. Just take a breath and relax. And it was like the coolest thing because like,

whoosh for me, it was just like, poof. It was so interesting to me.

And I valued that it wasn't about the details.

I'm Cynthia Overgard, owner of hypnoborthing of Connecticut, childbirth advocate, and postpartum support specialist.

And I'm Trescia Ludwig, certified nurse midwife and international board certified lactation consultant.

And this is the Down to Birth podcast.

Childbirth is something we're made to do, but how do we have our safest and most satisfying experience in today's medical culture?

Let's dispel the myths and get down to birth.

My name is Carolyn Yates.

I'm a licensed marriage and family therapist, and I have a private practice in Southport, Connecticut.

So today I'm here to talk about EMDR, which stands for eye movement, desensitization, and reprocessing.

So it's a modality that is often used to treat trauma.

I've been using it in my practice for nine years.

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