The EMDR Doctor Podcast

The EMDR Doctor Podcast

Hosted by: Dr Caroline Lloyd

Dr Caroline is a Mental Health GP who is passionate about helping her clients resolve their difficult memories using EMDR. Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing is an amazingly effective therapy for trauma and...

All Episodes

Episodes

39. EMDR and the bear hunt

This week, I’m leaning into metaphors again — this time, inspired by a children’s classic: We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. You’d be surprised how much wisdom is tucked inside those rhythmic pages. This episode is all...
View Episode

38. EMDR Metaphors - snowglobes, beachballs and wheelbarrows

In this metaphor-rich episode, Dr. Caroline Lloyd takes us into the world of trauma and healing through stories and images that just make sense — even when emotions don’t. If you’ve ever struggled to explain what...
View Episode

37. Why do I have to rake over the past?

In today’s episode, we’re diving into something that comes up all the time in therapy: the resistance to looking back at the past. Maybe you’ve thought it yourself — “Why do I have to dig up old memories? My anxiety...
View Episode

36. Pain and Memory

Welcome back to the EMDR Doctor Podcast! In this week’s powerful episode, Dr. Caroline Lloyd dives into something we’ve all felt at one point or another — pain. But this isn’t just about stubbed toes and sore...
View Episode

35. Anger - the bodyguard of sadness

In this thoughtful and deeply human episode of The EMDR Doctor podcast, Dr. Caroline Lloyd unpacks a complicated emotion many of us were taught to avoid: anger. Why is it that anger feels so off-limits—especially for...
View Episode

34. EMDR in performance enhancement

After a brief break over Easter and ANZAC Day, Dr. Caroline is back—and this week, she’s taking listeners behind the scenes as she prepares for her presentation at the upcoming EMDR Association Conference. With...
View Episode

33. EMDR in relationships

In this solo episode, Dr. Caroline Lloyd reflects on how EMDR therapy can subtly (and sometimes dramatically) shift our relationships — even when we're not directly working on them. From calming parent-child dynamics...
View Episode

31. Perinatal EMDR

Motherhood is life-changing—but for many, it comes with unexpected challenges, trauma, and emotional struggles. In this episode, we’re diving into the perinatal period, the mental load new mums carry, and how EMDR...
View Episode

30. Body Memories

This episode builds on last week's discussion about the body's response to trauma and the Five F’s—Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn, and Flop. This time, we’re diving deeper into how memories are stored in the body and the...
View Episode

29. The Five F’s - how trauma affects the brain and body

Welcome back to The EMDR Doctor Podcast! In this episode, Dr. Caroline Lloyd dives into the fascinating world of trauma and the body’s instinctive responses. From the fight-or-flight reaction to the lesser-known...
View Episode

28. Triggers

In this episode, Dr. Caroline dives into a term that's often thrown around but not always fully understood — triggers. We hear it all the time: “That was so triggering!” — but what does being triggered really mean?...
View Episode

27. 4 Things I Hate About Therapy

In this deeply personal episode, Dr. Caroline Lloyd reflects on her own experiences as a therapy client and a therapist. She explores what makes a great therapist, critiques outdated methods like the "all-knowing"...
View Episode