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Lauren interviews another amazing health practitioner in this episode: Michele Sherman, MFT. Michele is a specialist in EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) therapy, which can be extremely useful in overcoming traumas of all shapes and sizes. She runs a practice out of Encino, CA Listen in as Michele reveals…  - why EMDR is an effective and fast treatment for trauma  - how EMDR works  - why EMDR is really a mind-body treatment, and has helped patients surviving eating disorders, PTSD, childhood trauma, grief, loss, anxiety, depression, and sleep problems, among other concerns  - how EMDR allows patients to release unconsciously held pain in their bodies (when associated with trauma)  - how EMDR treats a root cause for a solution and change  - the importance of universal mental healthcare coverage  - the importance of normalizing variations in mental health among individuals, and offering resources and advocacy  - that there is help out there, and we need to de-stigmatize the search for treatment  - that employers should offer opportunities and education on healthcare incentives, because it’s their job to provide access to help – and health  - that social media is a form of isolation, and leads to depression among millennials  - that being depressed doesn’t have to be a way of life