EP 281: Eryn Phelps
August 18, 2025
Eryn Phelps is a licensed trauma counselor who specializes in helping outdoor athletes with anxiety, OCD, and PTSD. We talked about how EMDR helped cancer survivor and podcast guest Sol Wertkin, how to navigate time scarcity and get clear on what you want, overwhelm and panic attacks, grief and shame, labels and identity, and much more. You can learn more about Eryn at erynskyephelps.com
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Related Episodes:
EP 276: Alex Bridgewater Returns
References:
The Molecule of More by Daniel Z. Lieberman and Michael E. Long
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Nuggets:
00:00:00 – Intro
00:01:26 – Partners
00:05:56 – Sol Wertkin
00:12:54 – EMDR
00:27:19 – Sol continued
00:34:00 – Pity, empathy, & compassion
00:39:15 – Perception & victim mindset
00:54:41 – Preventing negative beliefs from taking root
01:00:08 – Mistakes, guilt, & shame
01:05:21 – Trauma from injury
01:10:21 – Grief
01:15:23 – Accepting risk
01:25:23 – Relationships
01:31:27 – Time scarcity & OCD
01:44:17 – Labels & identity
01:48:58 – Anxiety
01:51:53 – Overwhelm
01:58:39 – Panic attacks
02:04:06 – Curing anxiety, PTSD, & OCD
02:09:28 – Getting clear on what you want
02:24:02 – How Eryn makes decisions
02:26:40 – A grass kinda day
02:29:00 – Where to find Eryn
02:32:11 – Complacency & communication
02:36:44 – Dopamine