Episode 439: How We Heal Ourselves: Narrative Exposure Therapy And Help For Victims Of Crime

Make Some Noise with Andrea Owen

Andrea Owen

Education, How To, Self-improvement

4.8 • 516 Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2022

⏱️ 44 minutes

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We have talked about EMDR on the show previously as a treatment for trauma. This week, Vanessa Pezo joins me to discuss how EMDR can be used for the treatment of other types of distress like performance anxiety or even common fears, like the fear of flying. We also discuss narrative exposure therapy, creativity as a tool for healing, and the complexity of trauma therapy for crime victims. Vanessa Pezo, LCSW (she/her) is a licensed therapist and trauma specialist based in Long Beach, CA. In her private practice, Vanessa specializes in serving diverse survivors of complex trauma using EMDR, cognitive behavioral therapy, narrative exposure therapy, and somatic techniques to help survivors of trauma find healing and recovery. We talk about: How EMDR can help with the treatment of other types of distress. (5:59) Narrative exposure therapy (NET): what it is and how it helps. (15:25) NET often uses writing as a way to reflect on past experiences. Vanessa speaks about using creativity as a tool for healing. (19:31) On Vanessa’s website she writes “After a trauma, we can sometimes fall into unhelpful patterns of thinking that change the way we view ourselves, others, and the world.” She explains what she means by that. (25:01) One modality isn’t going to work for everyone. (31:47) Trauma therapy for crime victims: navigating trauma while also navigating the criminal justice system can be a complex and long journey. (32:53) http://andreaowen.com/439 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:28.7	hey everyone before we get started i wanted to jump in and let you know if you are like me
0:35.9	and you're losing sleep and trying to figure out how you
0:38.6	can help the people in Ukraine and feeling a little overwhelmed and helpless over here in the
0:45.2	United States or maybe you're in Canada, I found a really great article that has a handful
0:49.5	of links where you can go and choose at which, which direction you want to support.
0:55.7	It's an NPR article.
0:57.5	That link will be in the show notes.
0:59.2	It's everything from UNICEF to Doctors Without Borders, International Red Cross,
1:05.6	the UN Refugee Agency, et cetera, et cetera.
1:09.0	And you can read about each of these humanitarian efforts and
1:12.8	choose one or more that you would like to help. I know that I'm using this to be able to
1:18.3	help in any way that we can. So that link will be in the show notes.
1:24.8	One of the things that heals trauma is healthy, safe, and loving relationships.
1:29.2	And so do not be discouraged.
1:31.9	Know that there are many treatment modalities out there.
1:35.1	If maybe you've tried, for example, a CBT therapist and you felt like you had a wall,
1:39.6	maybe you did EMDR and you felt like it didn't really work for you.
1:42.6	There are many different approaches and you felt like it didn't really work for you. There are many different approaches
1:45.1	and you can absolutely heal. You're listening to Makes some Noise podcast episode number
1:50.6	439 with guest Vanessa Paiso. Welcome to Make Some Noise podcast, your guide for strategies, tools, and insight to empower yourself.
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