Do you wish you had a magic Patronus spell you could use to call upon an imaginary spirit animal to help you feel calm when you needed to? Well, we have just the visualization for you in this fun episode! Risa Williams talks to Marc Antonio, an EMDR therapist, about a Spirit Animal Visualization that people can use to feel calmer and happier feelings when they need to. They also discuss different visualization tools that can help people connect with their feelings and process them in a calmer way.

They discuss:

-Healthy forms of everyday dissociation vs. trauma triggers that involve dissociation 

-How we can use our imagination in calmer and more playful ways throughout daily life

-How using visualization can affect our nervous system, executive functioning skills, and emotional regulation

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Host: Risa Williams, risawilliams.com, @risawilliamstherapy

Guest: Marc Antonio, nerdgeektherapy.com

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*All tools discussed on the show are meant for educational purposes only and not as a replacement for therapy or medical advice.