Lisa Randazzo

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03/23/2026

At the beginning of the next session, we revisit the work.

Does the memory still feel charged?
Does the belief still feel true?
Did something shift in your daily life?

Sometimes the changes are subtle.
Sometimes they’re profound.

Maybe you didn’t spiral after feedback.
Maybe you asked for what you needed.
Maybe you felt steady instead of panicked.

That’s the nervous system updating.

Each session gives us information about how to move forward.

If this series was helpful, let me know in the comments what you’d want me to explain next about EMDR or attachment healing.

03/22/2026

Closure is about making sure your nervous system leaves the session feeling grounded and contained.

Even when processing deep material, we don’t send people back into the world dysregulated.

We reconnect to resources, restore stability, and make sure your system feels settled.

For people with attachment wounds, this sense of containment matters.

Healing isn’t just about what happens during processing — it’s also about how safely the nervous system transitions back into everyday life.

Next Reel: the final phase — how we check if the work actually shifted something.

03/20/2026

Attachment wounds don’t just live in our thoughts.

They live in the body.

After installing the new belief, we check in with the body to see if any tension, discomfort, or activation remains.

Shame, fear, and self-doubt often show up physically — tight chests, shallow breath, bracing in the stomach.

If anything still feels stuck, we process that too.

For highly sensitive people especially, the body often tells the truth before the mind does.

Next reel: How we make sure your nervous system leaves session feeling stable aka you’re not leaving the session raw.

03/19/2026

Once the old belief loses its intensity, we strengthen a new, more accurate belief.

Not through affirmations.

Through integration.

When the brain fully processes the original experience, the meaning attached to it begins to shift.

Instead of “I’m not good enough,” the nervous system may land on something like:

“I’m worthy as I am.”
“I matter.”
“I deserve care.”

This belief starts to feel real — not because we forced it, but because your system updated the story.

Next reel: Why we always check the body after processing.

03/17/2026

This is the phase most people associate with EMDR.

Using bilateral stimulation (like eye movements or tapping), the brain begins to process the memory that got “stuck.”

Instead of reliving the experience, the nervous system starts digesting it in a new way.

People often notice new insights, emotional shifts, or sensations moving through the body.

In attachment-focused EMDR, we move carefully and relationally.

The goal isn’t to push through pain.

It’s to allow the nervous system to finally process what it couldn’t process back then.

Next reel: How the brain installs a new belief once the old one loosens its grip.

03/06/2026

My take on this trend.

Becoming a therapist isn’t just about training and certifications.
It’s also about the things you’ve had to learn, unlearn, and heal within yourself.

The people I support most — highly sensitive, high-achieving people — often come in feeling responsible for everyone else, hard on themselves, and disconnected from who they really are.

Those are patterns I understand deeply.

Doing my own healing has shaped not only the therapist I am, but the mother I am and continue to become.

And helping people reconnect with themselves is the most meaningful work I know. 💛

*Featuring my sister, Diane in slide 5. Always adored those big brown eyes.

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