08/27/2026
Finally getting a moment to regroup, catch my thoughts, and post this … considering the conference started a week ago. 😂 Apparently, I needed a little processing time after all that learning, connecting, and professional nerding out.
There’s something a little surreal about learning from people through books, trainings, consultation, and countless hours of professional development… and then suddenly you’re standing next to them in real life. 🤍
EMDRIA Conference 2026 was a few days of learning, reconnecting, nerding out over trauma and the brain, meeting some of the guides who have influenced how I practice, and getting to be in the room with some of the OGs who helped shape this field.
Pretty damn cool.
One of the things I love most about being a therapist is that you never really arrive. There is always another perspective to consider, something that challenges what you thought you knew, and another layer to add to the work.
And now, as I’m supervising and growing NOVA, I appreciate that even more. What I learn doesn’t just come back into my own therapy room anymore. I get to bring pieces of it back to our clinicians, our interns, and ultimately the people who trust us with their stories.
And because the conference happened to be right down the road from Disney, I had to make a little time for something else that matters to me.
No Disney day for me, but definitely a stop to shop for my littles. Because when Mom travels, they know there’s a pretty good chance she’s coming home with surprises. 😂
There was something sweet about wandering around Disney, letting myself connect with a little bit of my own younger self while picking out things I knew would light up three little faces waiting for me at home.
A few days that held a lot of different parts of me - the therapist who still loves learning, the supervisor, the business owner, the woman who can still find a little magic, and the mom who is never really off mom duty. 🤍
Learning, connection, growth, and a suitcase coming home slightly fuller than it departed.✨🦚
Authentically Yours,
~Ginka
