Host: Anna Christie, Psychotherapist and Emetophobia Specialist
Anna Interviews: Melina from Vernon, BC, Canada
Trigger Warnings: The word "vomit" and "throw up" are used occasionally. Melina tells a story of herself getting sick as a child on a subway. No gory details or anything, but sometimes just stories trigger people. Try to push through that if you can, as it's such a beautiful and profound story.
Description: Melina talks about her life as an opera singer and mother with emetophobia and a story of her childhood that points to a single cause for her phobia. Despite the sad story, Melina has lived and thrived for many years coping with her fear.
Opening Quotation: "There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition and of unspeakable love " ~ Washington Irving
Intro Music: YouTube Audio Library, "Far Away (Sting)" by MK2, Used with Permission.
Anna and David’s NEW Resource Website: www.emetophobia.net