Lindsey Vonn’s
Experience with Brainspotting
Experience with Brainspotting
Lindsey Vonn’s Experience with Brainspotting
Lindsey Vonn’s Experience with Brainspotting
“At first I thought it [Brainspotting] sounded like hocus-pocus, but in practice, I’ve found that it’s not only fascinating, but has worked incredibly well.”
- Lindsey Vonn, from her book “Rise: My Story”
“A lot of times in traditional talk therapy, you skim the surface, by venting and sharing stories and patterns. That can feel good, and often it does help, but in my experience, it never solved the problem…If talk therapy is like the leaves of a tree, brainspotting is like its roots.
“The idea [behind Brainspotting] is that every time you experience emotional trauma, your body retains it, almost like a tally in your brain that won’t fade away until you fully work through it, by opening up your neurological pathways and clearing it away.
“It can be very, very hard, and emotionally intense. Some days, I would feel so mentally drained, I would need to immediately sleep it off, but it really does work.”
And about therapy in general she says:
“I’ve been all over the spectrum, from thinking I didn’t need a therapist, to having a difficult time opening up to someone, to where I am today. Eventually, I came to realize that you won’t just wake up one day and discover that all your problems are gone. No one can do everything on their own—not even someone as independent and stubborn as I am. When it comes to mental health, I’ve found it’s good to be open minded. Mental health is your well-being. Therapy can be such a useful tool, a place to unpack who we are and how we can best live our lives—just as important as a dentist or a trainer when it comes to maintaining a baseline of health. We can all benefit from having an extra support system, because sometimes life is hard and it’s important to have someone you can talk to.”
