Cross-Pollinating Strength, Not Trauma: EMDR Intensives & Somatic Healing for Deep Transformation
What If We Stopped Trauma-Dumping and Started Nervous System Healing?
Let’s get honest—I know the grind of repeating your trauma story.
I was trained to tell it.
To rehearse it.
To share it so often that it became a badge of honor.
But at some point, I realized: telling my story wasn’t the healing.
Listening to my body was.
And that’s exactly what EMDR intensives and somatic trauma therapy are designed to do—rewire your nervous system, not just rehash your pain.
“Trauma is preverbal. The body keeps the score.”
— Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk, The Body Keeps the Score 2014
What Is Cross-Pollinating Strength?
When I guide clients through EMDR and somatic work—especially in group EMDR or family EMDR intensives—I watch something powerful unfold:
As one person releases stored trauma, their regulated presence begins to ripple.
Other bodies respond.
Other nervous systems relax.
Strength spreads.
This is what I call cross-pollinating strength. And it’s exactly how we create collective healing.
Why We Don’t Cross-Pollinate Trauma in My Practice
Here’s something we don’t talk about enough in the mental health field:
Sharing your trauma with someone who hasn’t consented to hear it can be harmful—to you and to them.
Dumping trauma doesn’t regulate your nervous system.
It externalizes it.
That’s why, in my EMDR intensives, we don’t focus on retelling the story.
We work with somatic memory, where trauma is stored.
We regulate.
We release.
And when the body feels safe again?
It tells you everything you need to know.
“Somatic memory holds emotional information that cannot always be accessed through verbal processing alone.”
— Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk, The Body Keeps the Score 2014
EMDR Intensives: Deep, Focused, and Transformational
If you're tired of spinning your wheels in weekly therapy sessions and wondering why nothing sticks, here’s what you need to know:
Insurance-based therapy is not designed for deep trauma healing.
It’s built for symptom management, not nervous system repair.
That’s why I stopped playing by those rules and created a decolonized mental health practice.
No insurance.
No clock-watching.
Just real healing, the way spirit, body, and my ancestors taught me.
I offer:
✅ EMDR Intensives (3–5 days)
For individuals ready to do deep trauma healing fast—without dragging it out over years.
✅ Group EMDR Therapy
Low-cost, community-centered somatic healing rooted in mutual support and body-based safety.
✅ Family EMDR Intensives
Break generational trauma cycles by healing as a unit. Witness the power of collective regulation.
✅ Somatic Trauma Therapy
Nervous system work that integrates movement, breath, and body-based healing—not just talk.
Why Group and Family EMDR Therapy Works
Most people in the U.S. have never experienced group EMDR.
But in other parts of the world—especially in communities affected by war, poverty, and oppression—it’s a lifesaving practice.
Research shows that group EMDR is highly effective in reducing PTSD symptoms in vulnerable populations (Jarero, Artigas, & Luber, 2013).
In my practice, we use this same protocol to serve:
Neurodivergent adults (ADHD, autism, PDA)
People of color navigating racial trauma
Queer, trans, and nonbinary folks
Women breaking generational cycles
Anyone carrying oppression in their nervous system
You don’t have to carry it alone anymore.
Why Dumping Trauma Isn’t the Same as Healing Trauma
Let’s be clear:
You’re not “too much” for having a big story.
But when we dump our trauma without asking if someone has the capacity—that’s not vulnerability.
That’s a rupture!
True healing happens when someone can sit with you and your body, and allow space for what’s coming up—without taking it on.
That’s what my EMDR intensives provide:
✅ A structured, trauma-informed container
✅ Safe somatic practices that support integration
✅ Real-time nervous system regulation
✅ A community or family who can mirror healing, not just pain
Cross-Pollination as a Path to Collective Liberation
When one person regulates their nervous system, the people around them shift.
That’s not just poetic—that’s neurobiological reality.
“Emotions are contagious, and emotional contagion is largely nonverbal.”
— Hatfield, Cacioppo, & Rapson, 1993
And when you heal through your body, not just your story, something deeper emerges:
Your sleep improves
Your anxiety quiets
Your posture changes
You feel safe in your skin again
You become the version of you that your ancestors dreamed about.
Who This Work Is For
This work is for people who are done performing strength and ready to embody it.
✅ You’re autistic, ADHD, or otherwise neurodivergent and done masking
✅ You’ve outgrown weekly therapy and want real change
✅ You’re part of a marginalized group that’s never felt fully safe in traditional therapy
✅ You’re ready to stop managing trauma and start transforming it
Ready to Stop Retelling the Story and Start Reclaiming Your Body?
If you’re craving a different kind of healing—one that’s somatic, spirit-led, and unapologetically decolonized—this is it.
You are not broken.
You are not too much.
You are ready.
🔥 Book Your EMDR Intensive or Group Now
This isn’t symptom relief. This is full-body liberation!
📍 Inquire about:
EMDR Intensives (3–5 days)
Family EMDR Healing
Group Somatic EMDR (Virtual & In-Person)
🧠 Nervous system healing is the root.
💥 Strength is the byproduct.
🌿 You don’t have to do this alone anymore.
📞 Book your consult today at www.EquanimityPsychologyServices.com
📧 Email: DrAngie@EquanimityPsychologyServices.com
📱 Phone: (775) 553-0668
References
Hatfield, E., Cacioppo, J. T., & Rapson, R. L. (1993). Emotional contagion. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 2(3), 96–100.
Jarero, I., Artigas, L., & Luber, M. (2013). The EMDR integrative group treatment protocol (EMDR-IGTP) for children. Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 7(1), 17–25.
Van der Kolk, B. A. (2014). The body keeps the score: Brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma. Viking.