Growing up in the shadow of the warrior: Personal experience of EMDR and post traumatic growth

Tedeschi & Calhoun (1995) stated that "(Post Traumatic) Growth occurs when the trauma assumes a central place in the life story" (p85). With this in mind, this symposium presentation focuses on a first-hand account of personal trauma and what happened next, or specifically how it happened. Briefly chronicling child and adolescent traumas and their effects, I will examine the part EMDR played in unravelling and resolving both trauma and after-effects, and introduce the concept of 'Good Father Messages' as a guide through to Post Traumatic Growth in a continually unfolding future. This journey may act as both a focus for future research and as an aide memoir to EMDR clinicians specifically aiming at Post Traumatic Growth in their clients.

Conference

English

Candida Condor

Condor, C. (2014, June). Growing up in the shadow of the warrior: Personal experience of EMDR and post traumatic growth. In EMDR & positive psychology research symposium (Michelle Depre, Chair). Symposium presented at the 15th EMDR Europe Association Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland