In this powerful and heartfelt episode of The Blind Chick, hosts Penn and Moses Street sit down with Darran Zenger, a licensed clinical social worker at Cirque Lodge in Utah. Darran shares his personal journey with Usher Syndrome, his experience with cochlear implants, and how his own life challenges led him to become a trauma-informed addiction counselor. He introduces us to brainspotting, a groundbreaking therapeutic approach rooted in EMDR, and explains how it helps clients unlock stored trauma in the nervous system. This episode is a deep dive into resilience, recovery, and redefining life after trauma.

⏱️ Chapter Markers:

00:00 – Welcome to The Blind Chick

00:28 – Meet the hosts + Moses’s “muse” confession

01:30 – Intro to guest Darran Zenger

02:36 – Darran’s background and where he’s from

05:01 – Living with Usher Syndrome and hearing loss

07:20 – Public school with accessibility support

09:19 – Becoming a stay-at-home dad & finding his calling

10:37 – Fear, faith & the journey to cochlear implant

12:44 – Music, retraining the brain & the power of sound

15:10 – Adjusting to dual cochlear implants

17:38 – Discovering social work & substance use counseling

20:00 – Working at the Moran Eye Center

22:02 – Brainspotting: What it is and how it works

24:27 – Real stories of healing through brainspotting

27:00 – The miracle moments of trauma therapy

29:00 – Closing thoughts & feedback invitation

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