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Amy G Nash @trotter47.bsky.social · 10h

I love taking a walk with Jasper this time of year…..

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Amy G Nash @trotter47.bsky.social · 15h

A little color to brighten my space.

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Amy G Nash @trotter47.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I'm starting a once a month group for those with CPTSD. I'm a certified EMDR therapist who wants to start a community where we can share our struggles and progress. If you are interested (it's free) go to amygraceynash.com and look for Groups to sign up. All are welcome.

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The Runaway | A Memoir by Amy Gracey Nash

How I Found Healing by Breaking Rules. Coming soon.

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Amy G Nash @trotter47.bsky.social · 18h

will be times when nothing helps." My client looked over at me with relief. I was giving her tools without guilting her if they didn't always work. We need to be honest about what we offer.

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Amy G Nash @trotter47.bsky.social · 18h

A good therapist works on her own issues. I remember sitting in the therapist's chair teaching calming techniques as required by EMDR protocol. Suddenly an image popped into my mind, a situation so overwhelming nothing helped me. I looked at my client and admitted, "These are good. But there

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Amy G Nash @trotter47.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

A small taste of my childhood home

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Amy G Nash @trotter47.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

For those healing from trauma or in deconstruction, if you feel alone, join my free group where you will meet others who are also looking for community. Topics will cover the pain we endure, finding solid ground to stand on, and the struggles in this process. amygraceynash.com/healing-from...

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Healing From Trauma | Monthly Support Group | Amy Gracey Nash

A monthly support group for people healing from religious trauma. Sign up to join Healing From Trauma, led by Amy Gracey Nash, LCPC, NCC.

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Amy G Nash @trotter47.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

I love that he assists me just by being himself.

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Amy G Nash @trotter47.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

In a session, a client asked where my dog, Jasper, was. The person was having a difficult time and what just wanted to see the dog. So I turned around and picked Jasper off the floor and put them in my lap so she could see him on the telehealth. Dog therapy.

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Amy G Nash @trotter47.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

I love it too. This is the first time trying to catch one!!

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Amy G Nash @trotter47.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

My first try at salmon fishing!

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Amy G Nash @trotter47.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Yes!! Is it still hot down there?

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Amy G Nash @trotter47.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

totally enveloped by the piece, i felt a tap on my arm. I opened my eyes and saw these eyes staring up ate full of concern. My dog, Jasper, was looking at me and asking quietly if I was okay.

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Amy G Nash @trotter47.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I was sitting on the couch doing some work. I'd turned had Bose play some of my favorite pieces. "Lifting the Darkness" came on, one of my favorite pieces by Abbey Gunderson. I closed my eyes as I leaned back into the couch, letting the emotions this piece envelope me. As i sat there,

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Amy G Nash @trotter47.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Of course!!! You would not want her any other way.

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Amy G Nash @trotter47.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Yes. I became a trauma therapist later in life!! I got EMDR therapy for myself, and it helped so much i became an EMDR certified therapist. I don't want anyone to live with their trauma.

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Amy G Nash @trotter47.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Thank you. It was traumatic to live through.

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Amy G Nash @trotter47.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

It must include a lot of heads of countries when investigators are showing up dead.

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Amy G Nash @trotter47.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

For sure! Bad choices for aure.

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Amy G Nash @trotter47.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Took me years to mourn though.

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Amy G Nash @trotter47.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

You succeeded. Not hyperbolic at all.

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Amy G Nash @trotter47.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I used to spend a lot of time grieving what could have been. It took some time for me to realize I was depleting my energy on something I couldn't change. Now, I spend it on imagining what I can still become.

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Amy G Nash @trotter47.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

🤪🤪🤪 he's bring them down!

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Amy G Nash @trotter47.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Name the colors you see in nature. Sing. Pet a dog. Take a walk. Sit by the window.

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Amy G Nash @trotter47.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

How do you heal from trauma? Let me count the ways.... Speak kindly to yourself. Give yourself gifts. gGet enough sleep. Remember to play. Read good books. Find the music that excites you. Lay on the grass and watch the clouds drift by. Sit by a stream and listen to the ripples.

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Amy G Nash @trotter47.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Brings back good memories of the apple farm and being a kid.

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Amy G Nash @trotter47.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

What diagnosis were you given before you learned you had CPTSD?

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Amy G Nash @trotter47.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

For me! This is AI generated, but it's from a real life experience.

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Amy G Nash @trotter47.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I didn’t want to believe Mom. Not even when the party didn’t happen. Boy, if only I had heeded her words sooner! Any words of wisdom you wish you had heeded sooner?

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Amy G Nash @trotter47.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

When we were about to move, a neighbor friend told Mom that she was going to throw us a big party. I got all excited, my 8 year old mind imagining the fun we would have. Mom turned to me and said, “You can’t believe everything people say. Most likely, this will never happen.”

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Amy G Nash @trotter47.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Me to imagine a place that was peaceful, without any negative emotions attached to it. “It can be real or imagined,” she said. This scene immediately came to mind. Where is your calm place? It can be real or imagined, and you can have more than one. I still use my scene under the apple tree.

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Amy G Nash @trotter47.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

fresh apples permeated the whole orchard. I lay there for about ten or fifteen minutes. Then I heard an apple drop off the tree. A few minutes later, I heard another one. “I’d better go before one drops on my head,” I thought as I got up. Years later, when I was in EMDR therapy, my therapist asked

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Amy G Nash @trotter47.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

As I wandered the orchard, I crouched down and sprawled out underneath a Cortland tree. As I lay on my back, I looked up at the clouds. We had a game where we named images we could see in the clouds, and I began to play that game with myself. It was peaceful, the air was perfect, and the scent of

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Amy G Nash @trotter47.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It was a sunny afternoon that October Saturday. I slipped away after lunch to wander the orchard, get myself a Macintosh straight from the tree, and spend some time alone. We didn’t often get time alone, with eight siblings and endless chores, especially during apple season

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