Send us a message!We talk with trauma therapist Janey Nelson about why symptoms are not proof you’re broken and how healing can happen when we stop judging emotions and start getting curious about their roots. We dig into Accelerated Resolution Therapy and Critical Memory Integration as practical tools to reduce triggers, resolve trauma responses, and rebuild safety in the body and in relationships. • Janey’s path into therapy through foster parenting, cancer, and building Healthier U Counseling Center • What ART is and how bilateral stimulation can reduce sensations and emotions tied to trauma • Why ART can feel faster and less destabilizing than EMDR for some people • How CMI traces today’s triggers back to core childhood wounds and unmet needs • A firefighter example of anger dissolving after connecting with a younger self • Why diagnosis and symptom labels can kill curiosity and slow recovery • How CMI can work in groups and retreats to reduce isolation and increase hope • Why talk therapy alone can keep you stuck in the “logic brain” • The clinic philosophy of safety, peace, and trauma proficient care across modalities • How strong intake questions about trauma, sleep, diet, and story reveal the real problem • Boundaries explained as internal vs external and why boundaries are not rules • How we decide when individual work supports couples work and vice versa • Tips for finding best practice trauma treatment and researching modalities safely LINKS:INSTAGRAM: healthieryouccFACEBOOK: Healthier YouWEBSITE: www.healthieryouc.comBIO: Janey is the owner and Clinical Director of Healthier You Counseling Center and has been a therapist for about 20 years. In 2024, she trained in Critical Memory Integration (CMI) and is on the CMI Training Leadership team. Janey was one of the first Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) practitioners in Utah, being trained in 2017 and master trained in 2019.One of her passions is helping others discover their best selves. She does this by creating healthy relationships with clients in individual, marriage, family, and group therapy. Janey helps facilitate empowerment retreats for women and couples. Due to marriage and family being so important to her, she runs Gottman and Layers of Love relationship groups. Additionally, Janey facilitates other groups as the need arises. One of the things she is working on for the CMI Team is to develop CMI for groups.Her greatest beliefs is that it is important to love everyone, no matter the circumstances. She shows love by practicing kindness, which she believes is honest, assertive, respectful, and loving. It is this belief that helps Janey connect with her clients and develop the bonds of trust that allow them to grow.FREE Mood Cycle Survival Guide: https://theupsideofbipolar.com/free/ The Upside of Bipolar: 7 Steps to Heal Your Disorder: @upsideofbipolar | Linktreewebsite: https://theupsideofbipolar.com/email: [email protected]: https://www.instagram.com/theupsideofbipolar/TikTok: theupsideofbipolar (@theupsideofbipolar) | TikTokFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/theupsideofbipolar/