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The Cherished Lounge

PTSD, EMDR and Healing After the Sex Industry | Katie Green

Aug 18, 2026 · 46m

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About this episode

What actually happens to the brain after trauma, and is it possible to truly heal? This week on The Cherished Lounge , Kate Ouimette-Wedell sits down with Katie Green , a licensed clinical social worker, certified advanced alcohol and drug counselor, clinically certified human trafficking victim services provider, and survivor of human trafficking. Kate and Katie explore what trauma actually does to the brain and body, including PTSD, fight, flight, freeze and fawn responses, hypervigilance, shame, triggers, and the ways multiple traumatic experiences can become layered over time. Katie also explains how treatments such as EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing , can help…