Becoming My Own Hero

Every person in life has experienced past traumas and difficulties; only measurable by the human being living within them. 

By nature we as Human Beings have a built in survival instinct. I came into EMDR knowing survival skills but quickly learned that many of my “self-taught” survival skills were either poorly developed or simply “coping mechanisms.” 

Outwardly I seemed put together but inwardly I was in desperate turmoil with no functioning tools to build a pathway out  from my inner pain, hurt, and anger. I created “survival weapons” instead of tools and the softest spot of comfort I relied on was alcohol. One day I thought to myself “there has got to be more to life than this…”

I did not know what to expect talking with Naceem for the first time but I was desperate to find a better way to live my life without shame, guilt and mismanaged behaviors. I wanted to be at peace and in balance. I wanted to find true inner strength.  

Naceem put me at ease immediately (which is not usually the case for me). Naceem had compassion which allowed me to build my trust within her at my own pace. I acknowledged and valued me as an individual. 

HOPE. I found hope and someone who believed in me, someone who had the tools to show me how to craft my very own out of my experiences. Using my past pains as future triumphs. 

I did not have to struggle to figure out what I thought Naceem wanted from me. With patience and direction from Naceem together we let my brain get to work. 

We went through past experiences and traumas individually. Without trying too hard, my brain led me down the filmstrip of my life. Naceem and I covered each experience individually allowing my brain to process the memory, “clean it off,” and put it in the past where it always had belonged. 

My experience with EMDR & Naceem was so powerful, it changed my life. Today I live a life I am proud of. I have tools and I believe in myself. I no longer drink alcohol, which was a personal choice I made because I have the strength within me and the tools today to navigate life on life terms. 

Today I do not live within my past traumas or difficulties, they live in my rear view mirror never to be forgotten but never to be feared again. 

I am grateful today for Naceem and EMDR. I highly recommend it to anyone who is open and willing for a change of direction into a better way of living each day.

-Client, Manhattan Beach