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EMDR Intensives

EMDR Intensives

EMDR Intensives

210 25th Ave. N, Suite 1220

Wise Roots Therapy

Nashville, TN 37203

(615) 200-0625

kara@wiserootstherapy.com

You’re doing the feeding, the diaper changes, the middle-of-the-night rocking… And still, there’s this constant hum of:

🌀 “What if something’s wrong?”
🌀 “Why can’t I just relax?”
🌀 “Is

If you’re a new mom and you’ve ever thought: “Why am I so anxious one minute and totally numb the next?”
You’re not alone 💛

This is something I talk to every single client about:
➡️ The Window of Tolerance — your

If motherhood feels like juggling everyone else’s needs while yours quietly disappear...
You’re not alone.

This isn’t a sign you’re failing-
It’s a sign you’re carrying too much, with too little support.

You des

The goal isn’t to be calm all the time.
Or to raise a “good kid.”
Or to be a “good mom.”

The goal is connection.

When you take a breath, soften your voice, and reconnect with your body, your child’s nervous syste

Weekly therapy or intensive therapy? Here’s the truth: there’s no one “right” way to do therapy. It all comes down to your needs, capacity, and season of life.

✨ Weekly therapy offers steady support over time- space to proces

When your brain’s juggling a million tabs and your body’s running on fumes… your nervous system might be calling for a pause. Orienting is a simple somatic cue that says: I’m here. I’m safe.

A simple way to come back t

Motherhood cracks us open- in the most tender, transformative ways. It brings old wounds to the surface and invites deep healing. It pushes buttons and awakens strength we didn’t know we had.

This is what happens when your nervous system is do

So what does that really mean?

Nervous system dysregulation happens when your body gets stuck in survival mode-fight, flight, freeze, or fawn- even when you’re no longer in danger.

It can look like snapping at your partner, shutting down when

If you’ve ever flinched at one more sticky hand on your arm or felt your skin crawl from the constant noise…
You’re not broken. You’re touched out and overstimulated.

Here’s your reminder: Needing a break doesn’t

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