Lessons in Discernment
Lessons in Discernment is a podcast about healing after emotional abuse—and learning to trust your truth again.
Hosted by Stéphanie St-Jean, a survivor, author and advocate, each episode explores the tender, transformative space between trauma and recovery through storytelling, reflection, and soul-deep conversations.
From EMDR to gaslighting, therapy to self-trust, this podcast is a place to examine the systems we’ve internalized, the language we’ve inherited, and the stories we’re ready to rewrite. Because the most powerful voice in your healing journey is your own.
Find Stéphanie on Substack: lessonsindiscernment.substack.com
Check out her Linktree to view her children's book on self-worth, and download a free digital resource for survivors, by survivors: linktr.ee/lessonsindiscernment
Find Stéphanie on Instagram: instagram.com/lessonsindiscernment
Lessons in Discernment
Rewriting the Story: Trauma, EMDR and Resilience with Kate Michaud
What does it mean to truly rewrite your story after trauma? In this episode of Lessons in Discernment, I sit down with Kate Michaud—EMDRIA Certified EMDR Therapist, social worker, and founder of New Mindset Therapy.
Together, we explore the power of EMDR as a tool for reprocessing trauma, the unintended consequences of diagnostic labels, and the path to reclaiming agency after experiences of narcissistic abuse and emotional manipulation.
For me, EMDR was a turning point in my own journey of rediscovering self-worth. This conversation deepens that perspective with Kate’s expertise and her vision for a more empowering, humane future of mental health.
Find Kate on Instagram: instagram.com/katemichaudofficial
Learn more about her clinic: www.newmindsettherapy.ca
If this episode resonates with you, share it with someone who needs to hear it—and remember: you are not your diagnosis. You are the storyteller now.
Find me on Instagram: instagram.com/lessonsindiscernment
Check out my Linktree to view my children's book on self-worth, and download a free digital resource for survivors, by survivors: linktr.ee/lessonsindiscernment
Find me on Substack: lessonsindiscernment.substack.com