Overcoming Self-Harm, with Jocelyn Fitzgerald, LMFT

Coping With Ghosting

If you're self-harming after being ghosted, you're not alone, and there are resources to help you through this journey. Jocelyn Fitzgerald, art therapist and EMDR consultant, joins Gretta to provide gentle guidance on acknowledging self-harming behaviors and finding healthier solutions. Jocelyn's career has spanned across various settings, from tackling self-harm in teens to helping refugees overcome trauma using EMDR therapy. She is also a published author and co-edited a groundbreaking textbook on creative arts therapies. Additionally, she runs a successful private practice and offers innovative tools through her Etsy shop to aid individuals in exploring their emotions and cultivating well-being.
In this episode, Jocelyn shares:
- Practices and activities that can replace harmful behaviors
- Practical tools to foster self-awareness and self-compassion
- How trauma-focused therapies like EMDR and brain spotting can help you
Whether you're grappling with self-harm or supporting someone who is, this conversation offers multiple pathways to recovery.

Visit Jocelyn's Website

Connect With Gretta:
Take Your Power Back Workshop
Free and Private Facebook Support Group | Instagram | copingwithghosting.com
Resources:
Jocelyn's Free Guide to Quieting the Emotional Storm
Body Image, Eating Disorders, and Ghosting with Dr. Michele Jensen
International Suicide Hotlines
BetterHelp:
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Music: "Ghosted" by Gustavo Zaiah
Disclaimer: This information is designed to mentor and guide you to cope with Ghosting by cultivating a positive mindset and implementing self-care practices. It is for educational purposes only; it solely provides self-help tools for your use. Coping With Ghosting is not providing health care or psychological therapy services and is not diagnosing or treating any physical or mental ailment of the mind or body. The content is not a substitute for therapy or any advice given by a licensed psychologist or other licensed or other registered professionals.

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Note to All Listeners: Ghosting is defined as: The practice of ending a personal relationship with someone by suddenly and without explanation withdrawing from all communication (Oxford Languages).
When you leave an abusive situation without saying "goodbye," it's not ghosting, it's "self-protection." When you quietly exit a relationship after a boundary has been violated, it's not ghosting, it's "self-respect."

Capitole

1. Overcoming Self-Harm, with Jocelyn Fitzgerald, LMFT (00:00:00)

2. Coping With Ghosting (00:00:01)

3. Healing Trauma Through EMDR and Art (00:12:45)

4. Self-Worth and Healing After Ghosting (00:22:05)

5. Navigating Ghosting With Self-Care (00:29:33)