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Send us Fan Mail What is happening with athletes these days and why does EMDR therapy help them?  In this episode, Curt and Michelle spend time with Whitney Dittmar, LPC, a former Division 1 athlete who experienced EMDR therapy and realized that helping other athletes would be her life's work.  Learn how EMDR therapists can help athletes and their particular area of needs in the therapy room and why it changes more than better athletic performance. Whitney presents an advanced training, EMDR Intensives for Athletes and Performers: From Protocols to Performance ,Friday, December 5, 2026, at EMDR Professional Training. Use our podcast coupon code for your training!  Use  EMDRChat10 for 10% off any one training we offer.

Send us Fan Mail What is happening with athletes these days and why does EMDR therapy help them?  In this episode, Curt and Michelle spend time with Whitney Dittmar, LPC, a former Division 1 athlete who experienced EMDR therapy and realized that helping other athletes would be her life's work.  Learn how EMDR therapists can help athletes and their particular area of needs in the therapy room and why it changes more than better athletic performance. Whitney presents an advanced training, EMDR Intensives for Athletes and Performers: From Protocols to Performance ,Friday, December 5, 2026, at EMDR Professional Training. Use our podcast coupon code for your training!  Use  EMDRChat10 for 10% off any one training we offer.

Send us Fan Mail On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Curt and Michelle take some time to remember September 11, 2001, those who were lost, and those who were left to grieve.  Sharing a common trauma bonds people, and this day taught us much about how trauma affects us.  Join us while we take a moment to remember, share, and discuss how EMDR therapy also became an important therapy to help countless people in the days and years following this tragedy.  And above all, remember that we can make difference for one another now. Use our podcast coupon code for your training!  Use  EMDRChat10 for 10% off any one training we offer.

Send us Fan Mail On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Curt and Michelle take some time to remember September 11, 2001, those who were lost, and those who were left to grieve.  Sharing a common trauma bonds people, and this day taught us much about how trauma affects us.  Join us while we take a moment to remember, share, and discuss how EMDR therapy also became an important therapy to help countless people in the days and years following this tragedy.  And above all, remember that we can make difference for one another now. Use our podcast coupon code for your training!  Use  EMDRChat10 for 10% off any one training we offer.

Send us Fan Mail Have you heard of EMDRIA – The EMDR International Association?  At the EMDRIA Conference you’ll find great speakers and resources to support your training and practice in EMDR therapy.  In this episode, Curt and Michelle talk about what they are looking forward to at the EMDRIA Conference in August 2026 and why you should consider attending too. Use our podcast coupon code for your training!  Use  EMDRChat10 for 10% off any one training we offer.

Send us Fan Mail What is an adaptation in EMDR therapy and when should it be used?  Or should you stick to the Standard Protocol without fail? In this episode Curt and Michelle discuss adaptations, attunement, and most of all, adherence to the Standard Protocol, and how all of these can enhance your work of EMDR therapy for the populations and concerns you may encounter in your therapy room. Use our podcast coupon code for your training!  Use  EMDRChat10 for 10% off any one training we offer.

Send us Fan Mail What is an adaptation in EMDR therapy and when should it be used?  Or should you stick to the Standard Protocol without fail? In this episode Curt and Michelle discuss adaptations, attunement, and most of all, adherence to the Standard Protocol, and how all of these can enhance your work of EMDR therapy for the populations and concerns you may encounter in your therapy room. Use our podcast coupon code for your training!  Use  EMDRChat10 for 10% off any one training we offer.

Send us Fan Mail Are the effects of EMDR therapy actually valid?  Are clients just saying they feel different as a result of EMDR therapy, or is there a real change?  In this episode, Curt and Michelle address the measures of validity for EMDR therapy, and how this affects your work as an EMDR clinician. Use our podcast coupon code for your training!  Use  EMDRChat10 for 10% off any one training we offer.

Send us Fan Mail Are the effects of EMDR therapy actually valid?  Are clients just saying they feel different as a result of EMDR therapy, or is there a real change?  In this episode, Curt and Michelle address the measures of validity for EMDR therapy, and how this affects your work as an EMDR clinician. Use our podcast coupon code for your training!  Use  EMDRChat10 for 10% off any one training we offer.

Send us Fan Mail What is the appropriate length for the grieving process?  What is necessary?  What is unnecessary?  And can EMDR therapy play a role?  In this episode, Curt and Michelle discuss how EMDR therapy can provide help and healing for those dealing with grief and how EMDR clinicians can approach grief in the therapy room. Use our podcast coupon code for your training!  Use  EMDRChat10 for 10% off any one training we offer.

Send us Fan Mail What happens when our clients are using AI Chatbots outside of the therapy room?  What is the impact?  Join us for a conversation with our guest, Wendy Byrd, LPC, LMFT, about what's going on in the world of AI and the chatbots that our clients may be talking to for life advice and mental health guidance. Use our podcast coupon code for your training!  Use  EMDRChat10 for 10% off any one training we offer.

Send us Fan Mail Is it possible to use insights from CBT to enhance your practice of EMDR Therapy?   In this episode, Curt and Michelle talk about how EMDR Therapy and CBT can complement one another with guest Christopher Schamber, LCSW, who will be teaching an advanced course about EMDR Therapy and CBT. Use our podcast coupon code for your training!  Use  EMDRChat10 for 10% off any one training we offer.

Send us Fan Mail What's going on in EMDR Therapy in the rest of the world?  Today Curt talks with Michelle about her recent experience presenting at EMDR Asia in early February 2026, along with other EMDR Professional Training faculty Deborah Silveria, PhD, Mary E. Eason, PhD, and Holly Forman-Patel, LMFT, LPC.  Michelle shares training experiences in Mumbai, India, and Shanghai, China, where the work of EMDR Therapy is spreading and changing lives. Use our podcast coupon code for your training!  Use  EMDRChat10 for 10% off any one training we offer.

Send us Fan Mail If you’ve been wondering about the use of psychedelics in EMDR Therapy, this is the place. In this episode, Curt, Michelle, and guest Wendy Byrd continue their discussion of how EMDR Therapy may be enhanced with the use of psychedelics when working with clients.Use our podcast coupon code for your training!  Use  EMDRChat10 for 10% off any one training we offer.

Send us Fan Mail If you’re familiar with the DSM-5, you know the long list of diagnoses and their descriptions. But once you start practicing EMDR Therapy, you’ll begin to see that sometimes these diagnoses are not accurate for the clients you’re seeing. Listen to Curt and Michelle’s enlightening discussion about diagnosis confusion, complex PTSD, and the clarity that trauma-informed EMDR Therapy can bring.Use our podcast coupon code for your training!  Use  EMDRChat10 for 10% off any one training we offer.