Spoiler Alert: This post will discuss characters, scenes, and plot points from Disney•Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” In Disney/Pixar’s “Inside Out 2”, the main character Riley has just turned 13 and is entering her tween years. We get to see Riley’s emotional world inside her brain and what is happening through her memories. The…
The following is an excerpt from Barb Maiberger’s book, “Remote Together: A Therapist’s Guide to Cultivating a Sustainable Practice” (Copyright © 2021) Technological devices can be excellent tools that help people connect as well as feel validated and supported when they may otherwise feel alone, isolated, and abandoned. Using technology…
The Maiberger Institute’s mission is to provide EMDR therapy training programs that meet or exceed standard EMDR therapy training programs to prepare mental health professionals to practice EMDR therapy. Over the years, I have personally conducted over a hundred EMDR therapy training programs to help mental health professionals integrate EMDR…
My name is Young. I am the Chief Operation Officer for the Maiberger Institute. I’ve been working with Barb since 2010. Barb and I have also been married since 2012. In the time that Barb and I have been together, she has on occasion witnessed me introduce myself to…
In recent consultation sessions, more and more EMDR therapists have been asking: how do I do remote EMDR therapy? For some therapists and clients, the transition from in-person sessions in an office to remote EMDR therapy sessions from their homes can feel as natural as breathing, while for others it…
“Therapeutic interventions need to help the client find ways to develop a relationship with the pain by connecting more fully with the body.” ~ Barb Maiberger ~ Chronic pain is a silent epidemic that effects millions of people and can impact them cognitively, emotionally, physically, and even spiritually. The…
Healing chronic pain involves learning how to reclaim relaxation through breath and movement…and your “pain memory” may just hold the key. ~ Dr. Arielle Schwartz ~ The experience of pain, like all of our life experiences, is stored as a memory, a procedural memory to be more precise. Procedural…
To see things in the seed, that is genius. ~ Lao Tzu ~ I have been told I have a “Green Thumb” …I laugh a bit at this, don’t get me wrong, I love plants, flowers, trees, etc. I do enjoy planting them and watching them grow, if they…
It’s been 10 years since I wrote EMDR Essentials: A Guide for Clients and Therapists, and I can hardly believe what has happened since then. I wrote this book because I kept hearing from therapists that they didn’t know how to explain EMDR therapy to their clients and felt there wasn’t anything good that they could give to clients to help them understand this powerful modality. I resisted writing this book wondering if I had anything to say, but something inside me said you just have to do it. What a learning process that was for me. But the thing that touched me the most is that when I approached my clients to share their stories for the book, they gladly offered their experiences to share so that others could relate to what they experienced and how they got help and felt real change.
In the Netflix documentary, Gaga: Five Foot Two, we witness Lady Gaga moving through her daily life, including how she manages the extreme chronic pain she experiences through her grueling schedule. During her acceptance speech at the ELLE Women in Hollywood event, Lady Gaga appeared to link this chronic pain to…
