https://clearblueskytherapyconsulting.com Updates from Katherine Driskell https://clearblueskytherapyconsulting.com/blog/emdr-neurotransmitters-chronic-stress-recovery https://clearblueskytherapyconsulting.com/blog/emdr-neurotransmitters-chronic-stress-recovery <div data-pasted="true">She said it the way someone references a long-term problem that is no longer an issue. What EMDR actually changed — and why coping skills were never going to be the answer.</div><div><br></div>]]> Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:10:00 CDT https://clearblueskytherapyconsulting.com/blog/physician-burnout-play-rest-emdr https://clearblueskytherapyconsulting.com/blog/physician-burnout-play-rest-emdr <div data-pasted="true">Physicians, pilots, and executives didn&#39;t abandon play because they were weak. They abandoned it because productivity became the only thing that counted.</div><div><br></div>]]> Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:00:37 CDT https://clearblueskytherapyconsulting.com/blog/the-screen-between-you-and-your-patient https://clearblueskytherapyconsulting.com/blog/the-screen-between-you-and-your-patient <div data-pasted="true">The EHR was supposed to liberate physicians. Instead it made them the friction point between institutional demands and actual care. And that cost accumulates.</div><div><br></div>]]> Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:09:00 CDT https://clearblueskytherapyconsulting.com/blog/physician-burnout-acs-workplace-standards-not-enough https://clearblueskytherapyconsulting.com/blog/physician-burnout-acs-workplace-standards-not-enough <div data-pasted="true">The ACS just released its first-ever workplace standards for surgeons. It&#39;s a start. But notice what it took to get rest taken seriously: patient safety language. Not yours.</div><div><br></div>]]> Sun, 22 Mar 2026 08:36:21 CDT https://clearblueskytherapyconsulting.com/blog/the-coping-strategy-nobody-taught-you-to-recognize https://clearblueskytherapyconsulting.com/blog/the-coping-strategy-nobody-taught-you-to-recognize <div data-pasted="true">High achievers are rarely taught that relentless drive can function as a coping strategy. In this post, Katherine Driskell explores what happens when ambition becomes a way to outrun something — and what’s possible when the nervous system finally gets to stop.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 11:18:00 CDT https://clearblueskytherapyconsulting.com/blog/quiet-shifts-nervous-system-healing https://clearblueskytherapyconsulting.com/blog/quiet-shifts-nervous-system-healing <div>The most meaningful moments in nervous-system healing rarely look like breakthroughs. Here's what real progress actually looks like.</div>]]> Sat, 07 Mar 2026 13:53:00 CDT https://clearblueskytherapyconsulting.com/blog/high-functioning-doesn-t-mean-regulated https://clearblueskytherapyconsulting.com/blog/high-functioning-doesn-t-mean-regulated <div>Competence is behavioral. Regulation is physiological. You can perform exceptionally well and still not be fully regulated</div>]]> Sat, 28 Feb 2026 10:04:06 CDT https://clearblueskytherapyconsulting.com/blog/trauma-misread-as-culture https://clearblueskytherapyconsulting.com/blog/trauma-misread-as-culture <div style="text-align: left;">What we call “culture” is sometimes a survival strategy that outlived the danger that shaped it. Understanding this distinction can open space for compassion, choice, and nervous-system repair—without rejecting history or heritage.</div>]]> Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:30:00 CDT https://clearblueskytherapyconsulting.com/blog/anger-repair-boundaries-emdr-high-performers https://clearblueskytherapyconsulting.com/blog/anger-repair-boundaries-emdr-high-performers <div><br></div>]]> Fri, 13 Feb 2026 20:39:00 CDT https://clearblueskytherapyconsulting.com/blog/stress-isn-t-the-problem-getting-stuck-in-it-is https://clearblueskytherapyconsulting.com/blog/stress-isn-t-the-problem-getting-stuck-in-it-is <div><br></div>]]> Sun, 08 Feb 2026 17:08:03 CDT