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Therapy Through Infertility
Infertility grief doesn't follow a clear timeline or come with recognition from the outside world. This post looks at what makes that grief so exhausting to carry, and how therapy — including EMDR, IFS, and ACT — can help, whether you're early in testing, deep into treatment, or somewhere without a name yet.
What is EMDR?
Trauma memories don't always process the way ordinary memories do. When something overwhelming happens, the brain can store it in a way that keeps it activated — bleeding into the present long after the event itself. EMDR helps the brain finish that work. Here's what it is, what happens in a session, and who it can help.