#10: EMDR and The Meaning Of Life In One Word with Dr. April Minjarez
03/17/24 • 69 min
Dr. April Minjarez is the only therapist I know who is both experienced at healing infant trauma and an end of life doula. She is also an expert in multiple trauma healing modalities including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and an amazing mentor, teacher, and healer.
In this episode you will hear how a terrifying experience with gangs in middle school inspired April to become a therapist. You will also learn how EMDR therapy stimulates healing by reprocessing components of traumatic memories, and how this modality can integrate ketamine journeys. Also, you will learn April's compelling one word answer to my question about the meaning of life.
Theme music by The Thrashing Skumz
Produced by Dirk Winter and Violet Chernoff
Developing Meaning is NOT MEDICAL ADVICE and NOT AFFILIATED WITH ANY INSTITUTIONS
Timestamps
0:19 - Finding Meaning in Therapeutic Modalities
11:31 - Middle School Gang Story
19:20 - Evolution of Therapeutic Modalities
23:32 - EMDR Therapy for Trauma Processing
40:00 - Integrating EMDR and Ketamine
48:51 - Working with Grief and Loss
58:00 - The Meaning of Life According to April
1:02:02 - Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
1:06:00 - Wrap Up and Look Ahead
Dr. April Minjarez is the only therapist I know who is both experienced at healing infant trauma and an end of life doula. She is also an expert in multiple trauma healing modalities including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and an amazing mentor, teacher, and healer.
In this episode you will hear how a terrifying experience with gangs in middle school inspired April to become a therapist. You will also learn how EMDR therapy stimulates healing by reprocessing components of traumatic memories, and how this modality can integrate ketamine journeys. Also, you will learn April's compelling one word answer to my question about the meaning of life.
Theme music by The Thrashing Skumz
Produced by Dirk Winter and Violet Chernoff
Developing Meaning is NOT MEDICAL ADVICE and NOT AFFILIATED WITH ANY INSTITUTIONS
Timestamps
0:19 - Finding Meaning in Therapeutic Modalities
11:31 - Middle School Gang Story
19:20 - Evolution of Therapeutic Modalities
23:32 - EMDR Therapy for Trauma Processing
40:00 - Integrating EMDR and Ketamine
48:51 - Working with Grief and Loss
58:00 - The Meaning of Life According to April
1:02:02 - Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
1:06:00 - Wrap Up and Look Ahead
Previous Episode
#9: Dr. Richard Brockman - On Surviving His Mother's Suicide, Psychoanalysis, and Healing Trauma with Neuroscience, Storytelling and Love
When Richard Brockman was seven years old his mother died by suicide. He went on to become an expert in trauma and suicide, and is now a Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia, Psychoanalyst, Playwright, Author and my mentor and friend. He recently published his memoir, Life After Death: Surviving Suicide, which tells his story of loss and healing from both a first person and a neuroscience perspective.
In this conversation you will learn much about how to heal trauma from perspectives of story, neuroscience, and meaning.
Theme music by The Thrashing Skumz
Produced by Dirk Winter and Violet Chernoff
Timestamps
0:17 - Healing Trauma and Surviving Suicide
10:43 - Personal Connection's Impact in Psychiatry
25:29 - Questioning Freud's Theories in Therapy
30:15 - Understanding Meaning and Story in Psychology
42:04 - Trauma, Story, and Healing
50:31 - Healing Trauma Through Love and Storytelling
1:04:03 - Healing Trauma and Finding Gratitude
1:10:45 - Taking Steps Towards Healing and Recovery
1:17:38 - Healing and the Meaning of Life
1:26:28 - Appreciation, Friendship, and Future Plans
Next Episode
#11: Deb Dana - on Polyvagal Therapy, Neuroscience of Connection, and How Meaning Emerges From Our Internal States
Deb Dana is a master healer, teacher, author, and the creator of a unique polyvagal-informed approach to therapy that is based on The Polyvagal Theory of Dr. Stephen Porges.
In this episode you will learn about the neuroscience of human connection, and how our autonomic nervous system is composed of three distinct internal states that determine how we feel and how we create meaning.
Learn more about Deb Dana's work and workshops at www.rhythmofregulation.com
Timestamps:
00:00:18 Understanding Polyvagal Theory and Nervous System
00:18:07 Early Influences and Therapy Modalities
00:34:15 The Power of Polyvagal Theory
00:50:16 Healing Trauma Through Nervous System
00:56:00 Exploring Mental Health Paradigm Shifts
01:05:38 The Meaning of Life and Connection
01:14:13 Exploring Healing and Connection With Experts
Theme music by The Thrashing Skumz
Produced by Dr. Dirk Winter and Violet Chernoff
Developing Meaning is NOT MEDICAL ADVICE and NOT AFFILIATED WITH ANY INSTITUTIONS. Learn more at DevelopingMeaning.com.
Developing Meaning - #10: EMDR and The Meaning Of Life In One Word with Dr. April Minjarez
Transcript
So hello , welcome back
Dirkto the 10th episode of Developing Meaning . I can't believe we've had 10 episodes and I am excited because at the end of this episode I am going to tell you what the meaning of life is in one word , and actually April Mungaris is going to tell you . So
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