The Nugget Climbing Podcast EP 281: Eryn Phelps — Healing Anxiety & Trauma, Navigating Time Scarcity, & Getting Clear on What You Want
Aug 18, 2025
Eryn Phelps, a licensed trauma counselor specializing in helping outdoor athletes, shares valuable insights into healing anxiety, OCD, and PTSD through EMDR therapy. The discussion covers navigating time scarcity and personal clarity, emphasizing the connection between identity and mental health. Eryn also tackles emotional challenges, such as grief, shame, and the complexities of relationships in outdoor sports. Listeners gain practical strategies for managing panic attacks and understanding their emotional responses, fostering a deeper sense of community and personal empowerment.
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EMDR Helped Sol Reclaim Calm
- Eryn used EMDR with Sol Wertkin to decouple his chronic shortness of breath from panic and restore calm.
- EMDR let Sol find his own adaptive perspectives while Eryn provided structure and bilateral stimulation.
Why Bilateral Stimulation Works
- EMDR uses bilateral stimulation to keep rational and emotional brain states active simultaneously.
- That dual attention lets traumatic memories reprocess into adaptive perspectives instead of remaining stuck.
Process Memories In Short Bilateral Sets
- In EMDR sessions, hold the memory and notice body sensations while doing bilateral stimulation in ~60 second sets.
- Report new thoughts after each set and keep processing until the distress reduces.
