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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (more commonly called EMDR) is one evidence-based treatment that can help the brain and body process traumatic experiences.

The nervous system continually gathers information, interprets what is happening around you and coordinates your response. It influences your thoughts and emotions, but it also affects physical processes such as breathing, heart rate, digestion, movement and sleep. Understanding how the nervous system works can help you recognize why your body responds the way it does, and how you can gently help it return to a greater sense of safety and balance.

IVF is not just a medical process, fit is a prolonged stressor that affects the nervous system on multiple levels. The appointments, the hormones, the waiting, the uncertainty, and the sense that your body is constantly under evaluation all place sustained demand on your system.