Trauma & Healing Lori Lieb, MS LCPC Trauma & Healing Lori Lieb, MS LCPC

Life Transitions That Trigger Old Trauma (And How to Navigate Them)

On paper, it should be a good moment: a promotion, a baby, a new home. But instead of feeling steady, something older and heavier is stirring. Big life changes can reach backward and activate old pain, even when the change is positive. Learn why transitions trigger old trauma and how to move through them with more support and self-compassion.

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EMDR Therapy Lori Lieb, MS LCPC EMDR Therapy Lori Lieb, MS LCPC

How EMDR Works: A Guide for Skeptics

You've tried talk therapy. You've read the self-help books. You understand your trauma intellectually—but you still feel triggered. EMDR targets what talk therapy can't reach: how trauma is stored in your nervous system. Here's the science-backed explanation skeptics need.

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Anxiety & Stress Lori Lieb, MS LCPC Anxiety & Stress Lori Lieb, MS LCPC

5 Signs Your Anxiety Needs More Than Self-Help Books

You've read the books, tried the exercises, practiced the techniques. But your anxiety isn't getting better—it might even be worse. Self-help is valuable, but it has limits. Learn 5 signs your anxiety needs professional support: interference with daily functioning, overthinking self-help, unresolved physical symptoms, years without improvement, and trauma underneath. Asking for help isn't failure—it's strength.

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