EMDR Walk

Join us in supporting a therapy that has been proven effective for supporting people in working through their emotional experiences coupled with their negative beliefs about themselves! This therapy has been proven effective for address the impact of trauma and impactful life experiences that shape the way a person thinks, feels and responds to their daily life.

This year Sound Health and Wellness is participating in the Virtual EMDR Walk in the Park, organized by the EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Program (HAP) located in Hamden, CT. HAP is responsible for bringing communities in need this treatment following significant life changing experiences that have shaped the way they respond to trauma and other stressful life experiences. This treatment was founded by Francine Shapiro and the walk celebrates and honors her legacy and the power of this therapy.

In National Institude for Mental Illness (NIMH) study, EMDR was found to more effective with 91% of participants no longer meeting criteria for a common condition known as Posttraumatic Stress Disorder after receiving this treatment compared to those receiving medication management treatment for PTSD aftr experiencing multiple truama experiences.

Join the Sound Health and Wellness team in walking for this cause:

• Date: 6/28/2025

• Time: Walk begins at 10am

• Location: Roosevelt State Forest 700 Peter's Lane Stratford, CT 06614
  

“Our life is shaped by our mind, for we become what we think. Joy follows a pure thought like a shadow that never leaves.” – Buddha