<p>Welcome back to <strong>Season 2 of </strong><em><strong>Light in the Battle</strong></em>, a podcast for autistic women healing from narcissistic abuse — and a spacewhere we become clearer, calmer, and spiritually and legally harder to mess with.</p><p>In this episode, I share the <strong>10 most significant ways EMDR therapy changed my life</strong>, from parenting and unmasking my autism, to emotional detachment, femininity, and finally performing better in family court.</p><p>What I learned the hard way is this:<br><strong>Legal advice doesn’t land when emotions are running high</strong>.</p><p>As long as survivors show up dysregulated — in emails, texts, police reports, or in front of a judge — they continue to be perceived as unstable, emotional, or unsafe, even when their concerns are valid. Courts are not trauma-informed. That reality doesn’t change. What <em>can</em> change is how we show up.</p><p>EMDR was the turning point that allowed me to detach emotionally <em>without</em> detaching from my child’s wellbeing — and to finally play by the court’s rules in a way that made patterns undeniable.</p><p><strong>In this episode, I cover:</strong></p><ul><li>How EMDR helped me speak calmly and precisely about what was done to me</li><li>Why emotional regulation is critical when dealing with police, courts, schools, and institutions</li><li>The impact of EMDR on my parenting, advocacy, and sensory overwhelm as an autistic mother</li><li>How trauma fawning overlaps with autistic masking — and why EMDR made unmasking possible </li><li>The return of softness, femininity, and quiet strength after CPTSD</li><li>Why forgiveness (not reconciliation) only became possible <em>after</em> trauma treatment</li><li>How surrender becomes accessible once hypervigilance loosens its grip</li><li>Why emotional detachment is not indifference — it’s strategic, protective, and child-focused</li></ul><ul><li>How EMDR changed my behavior long before I ever walked into a courtroom</li></ul><p>If you’re new to EMDR, I strongly recommend starting with <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/0MBjbaMIlxg8o6zAD6Ja7H?si=6522e0ae1169441d" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>Episode 17</strong></a>, where I explain what EMDR is, the difference between traumatic memories and bad memories, and why this episode builds directly on that foundation.</p><p>👉 <strong>Next in Season 2:</strong><br>Episode 19 — <em>Forgiveness: What It Is, and Why It Does NOT Mean Reconciliation</em><br>If this season resonates, please <strong>follow the show and leave a review</strong> — it helps this content reach other women who need it. In Season 2, so far we&#39;ve covered:</p><ul><li>The first step is to not go back. There&#39;s a true <strong>addiction to chaos</strong>: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/3hv8wgsEnbIufcPMPfgbx1?si=39e3ff32a33d4781" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠Episode 15A⁠⁠</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Q4y3NVnnz1WvsgYqdqau6?si=3efcaabacccd40c7" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠Episode15B⁠⁠</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6GLhQpZcaZTklI1336hNt7?si=f6ce17e604ed40b9" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Episode 16A</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Lu4FtCn8HR46GR9CyC1gF?si=a9d5f6000b26423b" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Episode 16B</a>. </li></ul><ul><li>You then want to work with a therapist and <strong>see if you have PTSD or CPTSD</strong>, and what types of therapy will help you heal the PTSD. For me, it was EMDR: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/0MBjbaMIlxg8o6zAD6Ja7H?si=ec2d8f8e33164b8e" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Episode 17</a>, Episode 18. </li></ul><ul><li>You then want to see <strong>Forgiveness as a tactical advantage</strong> and as a massive step in your personal development. That&#39;s Episode 19. </li></ul><ul><li>The next things to think about in your liberation and in reclaiming your dignity, will be <strong>codependency,</strong></li><li><strong>Gratitude,</strong></li><li><strong>Fellowship &amp; Mentorship</strong> with the STAR Network,</li><li><strong>Surrender &amp; grief</strong></li></ul><p>Follow the show so you can hear the entire season 2 about Emotional Detachment. </p><p><br></p><p>Here is the link to the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCvmsMzlF7o" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠TED Talk by Brené Brown, on Vulnerability⁠</a> which I mention in this episode. </p><p><br></p><p>Light in the Battle is where you come to think about how to heal from trauma, how to break the addiction to chaos, how to recover from narcissistic abuse or legal trauma, and about nervous system recovery. </p><p><strong>Disclaimer:</strong> I am not a medical, legal, or mental health professional. This podcast is based on lived experience. Please consult qualified professionals to determine what is appropriate for your situation.</p><p>Take it one day at a time.Your only job today is to make it to tonight.Then you’ll do that again tomorrow.</p><p>We’ll see you next week.</p>