When Your Body Feels Like a Stranger: Medical Trauma, Dissociation, and the Long Road Back to Yourself
You know that feeling when someone asks, “How’s your body doing?” and you genuinely have no idea how to answer? Not because you haven’t thought about it. But because somewhere along the way, between the emergency room visits and the appointments that went nowhere and...
It’s Not All in Your Head: Understanding Medical Gaslighting vs. Medical Trauma for BIPOC Women of Faith
You know the drill. You’ve been rehearsing your symptoms in the car on the way to the appointment. You’ve trimmed the details, chosen your words carefully, decided which parts of your pain feel “credible” enough to say out loud. You sit in that...
GTEP for Endometriosis: An EMDR Group for Medical Trauma
If you have been living with endometriosis, you already know the stress is layered and insidious. The disease spills into so many parts of our lives and the experience of the pain gets trapped in our body. It shows up in flares, fatigue, brain fog, tension,...
Healing Vicarious Trauma in Healthcare Workers: G-TEP FAQs
Why This Matters Endometriosis surgery is among the most technically demanding work in gynecologic medicine. Surgeons and OB-GYNs who specialize in this space are not just managing complex anatomy. They are often the first person in years to believe a patient’s...

