Life Coach Jim McCarthy Shares The Impact Of His Sister’s Domestic Violence Death

Today marks the first year anniversary of the murder of Ellen McCarthy Abruzzese by her husband of more than twenty years. In this introduction to Martha Trowbridge Radio LLC’s  monthly series on domestic violence, Ellen’s brother, Life Coach Jim McCarthy, reveals the devastating impact upon him, and ponders what we all can do for abused women like Ellen, who clearly are Wives At Risk.

Dr. Francine Shapiro’s Highly Effective EMDR Trauma Treatment For PTSD Sufferers

PTSD sufferers, we are honored and blessed by this interview with Dr. Francine Shapiro. Originator and developer of EMDR, the highly effective treatment for trauma, Dr. Shapiro explains the cause and dynamics of PTSD [and other unresolved traumatic pain], and shares with us the workings of her acclaimed treatment model in Breaking Trauma’s Grip: The Powerful Treatment Of EMDR.

EMDR has been hailed by the American Psychiatric Association, The Department of Veterans Affairs and The Department of Defense — which in 2004 placed EMDR in their “A” category as “strongly recommended” for the treatment of trauma.