Getting Unstuck: Trauma, Veterans, and Brain-Based Healing with Eli Varney Show Description

In this episode of Chitty Chats with Stacy, Stacy sits down with Eli Varney, a Wyoming veteran, trauma therapist, and former Wyoming Army National Guard officer, for a powerful conversation about trauma, dissociation, veterans, and what it really takes to heal.

Eli shares how his own military journey led him into mental health counseling and why traditional talk therapy is not always enough for people with deep trauma histories. Together, Stacy and Eli explore EMDR, Internal Family Systems, brain spotting, QEEG brain scans, somatic work, dissociation, and the importance of getting to the root of what is keeping people stuck.

This conversation is especially meaningful for veterans, first responders, clinicians, and anyone who has tried to “think” their way out of trauma but still feels trapped in old patterns. Stacy and Eli talk honestly about healing the brain and body, investing in mental health, client-led therapy, addiction, sleep, identity, family, and what it means to return to your own version of normal.

At the heart of this episode is hope: people can get better, healing can happen, and no one has to stay stuck forever.

Contact Eli at: 307-431-4025, eli@calmermindcounseling.com

www.calmermindscounseling.com

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