Integrating Narrative Exposure Therapy for Complex Trauma As a Marriage and Family Therapist, much of the trauma I encounter in clinical work is not a single event but a pattern of experiences that unfold across a person’s lifespan. Many clients carry the weight of childhood adversity, relational wounds, chronic stress, and repeated experiences that shape how they see themselves and others. Learning Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)  expanded my understan

Flowers and Stones Timeline in Narrative Exposure Therapy Mapping Trauma and Resilience Across the Lifespan In my previous post, I discussed how integrating Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)  with Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET)  can help individuals process complex trauma while reconstructing their life story. A central component of NET is the “flowers and stones” timeline , also known as the lifeline exercise . This simple yet powerful intervention hel