Healing Trauma Stored in the Body

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Welcome to Adaptable | Behavior Explained! Trauma doesn’t just live in our minds—it’s stored in our bodies through implicit memories, the ones we feel rather than consciously remember. These deeply rooted patterns can’t be healed by logic alone. That’s why bottom-up therapies, like EMDR or somatic approaches, are so powerful. They help us safely access and reprocess these maladaptively encoded memories, releasing what words alone can’t reach. Healing is possible—your story is still being written. I'm Kelly O'Horo, Attachment based EMDR Therapist, EMDRIA Consultant, and Advanced Trainer. I'm a mom of 5, Nonna of 5, wife, and a healer. I have the honor of spending my workdays walking along side people while they brave their healing journeys. I try to live with the generous assumption that we're all doing the best we can with what we know. Therapists are teachers for the "life stuff" and "emotional vocabulary" that may not have been learned due to gaps in our care givers capabilities. In the last 15 years I've learned that people are freaking amazing, resilient, and inspiring. Most importantly, we are hardwired for connection and for healing! I hope to bring an authentic, compassionate, and unpolished approach while we explore a variety of topics such as parenting, marriage, relationships, dating, trauma, attachment, adoption, depression, addiction, anxiety, and love! There's a why for all behaviors and an explanation that makes perfect sense as emotion is at the root of it all. -- Links -- https://linktr.ee/kellyohorolpc https://youtu.be/rLnARKekvgo https://www.emdria.org/find-an-emdr-therapist/


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#Self-Harm