Paradise Therapy Institute
@paradiseinstitute.bsky.social
Paradise Institute
Veteran-owned EMDR & trauma therapy practice
Serving NJ, ME, FL, and VA
Focused on Vetetans
Private pay • Superbills available
Clinician Consultation & Trainings coming soon 🌴
Veteran-owned EMDR & trauma therapy practice
Serving NJ, ME, FL, and VA
Focused on Vetetans
Private pay • Superbills available
Clinician Consultation & Trainings coming soon 🌴
Why does trauma often surface after military service?
EMDR and Adaptive Information Processing help explain how structure can suppress symptoms without resolving underlying memory.
Read more:
https://f.mtr.cool/ehvwnitbfp
#Veterans #EMDR #TraumaEducation
EMDR and Adaptive Information Processing help explain how structure can suppress symptoms without resolving underlying memory.
Read more:
https://f.mtr.cool/ehvwnitbfp
#Veterans #EMDR #TraumaEducation
EMDR, Adaptive Information Processing (AIP), and Veteran Transition: 5 Reasons Trauma Often Emerges After Military Service - Paradise Institute
Veteran transition to civilian life is frequently framed as a practical challenge—finding employment, redefining purpose, or adjusting to a slower pace of
f.mtr.cool
January 15, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Why does trauma often surface after military service?
EMDR and Adaptive Information Processing help explain how structure can suppress symptoms without resolving underlying memory.
Read more:
https://f.mtr.cool/ehvwnitbfp
#Veterans #EMDR #TraumaEducation
EMDR and Adaptive Information Processing help explain how structure can suppress symptoms without resolving underlying memory.
Read more:
https://f.mtr.cool/ehvwnitbfp
#Veterans #EMDR #TraumaEducation
From an AIP perspective, symptoms aren’t the problem.
They’re signals of maladaptively stored memory.
EMDR works by supporting adaptive integration — not by managing behavior.
Follow for more
They’re signals of maladaptively stored memory.
EMDR works by supporting adaptive integration — not by managing behavior.
Follow for more
January 10, 2026 at 8:31 PM
From an AIP perspective, symptoms aren’t the problem.
They’re signals of maladaptively stored memory.
EMDR works by supporting adaptive integration — not by managing behavior.
Follow for more
They’re signals of maladaptively stored memory.
EMDR works by supporting adaptive integration — not by managing behavior.
Follow for more
EMDR doesn’t target behavior.
It targets how traumatic memory is held.
As integration improves, the nervous system often has more flexibility — including around coping strategies.
Why this matters after service:
https://f.mtr.cool/ksuiyvhbpj
It targets how traumatic memory is held.
As integration improves, the nervous system often has more flexibility — including around coping strategies.
Why this matters after service:
https://f.mtr.cool/ksuiyvhbpj
January 9, 2026 at 8:31 PM
EMDR doesn’t target behavior.
It targets how traumatic memory is held.
As integration improves, the nervous system often has more flexibility — including around coping strategies.
Why this matters after service:
https://f.mtr.cool/ksuiyvhbpj
It targets how traumatic memory is held.
As integration improves, the nervous system often has more flexibility — including around coping strategies.
Why this matters after service:
https://f.mtr.cool/ksuiyvhbpj
3 things worth separating:
1️⃣ Combustion
2️⃣ Nicotine
3️⃣ Trauma regulation
For many veterans, the goal isn’t “quit nicotine.”
It’s quit combustion.
Follow @paradiseinst for veteran-led trauma and harm-reduction insight grounded in reality.
#HarmReduction #VeteranHealth
1️⃣ Combustion
2️⃣ Nicotine
3️⃣ Trauma regulation
For many veterans, the goal isn’t “quit nicotine.”
It’s quit combustion.
Follow @paradiseinst for veteran-led trauma and harm-reduction insight grounded in reality.
#HarmReduction #VeteranHealth
January 8, 2026 at 5:02 PM
3 things worth separating:
1️⃣ Combustion
2️⃣ Nicotine
3️⃣ Trauma regulation
For many veterans, the goal isn’t “quit nicotine.”
It’s quit combustion.
Follow @paradiseinst for veteran-led trauma and harm-reduction insight grounded in reality.
#HarmReduction #VeteranHealth
1️⃣ Combustion
2️⃣ Nicotine
3️⃣ Trauma regulation
For many veterans, the goal isn’t “quit nicotine.”
It’s quit combustion.
Follow @paradiseinst for veteran-led trauma and harm-reduction insight grounded in reality.
#HarmReduction #VeteranHealth
As the year turns, people often reflect on habits they want to change. One key point about smoking: most smoking-related disease is driven by combustion, not nicotine.
Smoke vs. Nicotine: What Veterans Need to Know Now From This 2025 Study - Paradise Institute
Smoke vs. Nicotine. For some Veterans, nicotine is part of the rhythm of daily life — long shifts, long nights, long memories. What often gets missed in
paradiseinstitute.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:31 PM
As the year turns, people often reflect on habits they want to change. One key point about smoking: most smoking-related disease is driven by combustion, not nicotine.
Military structure suppresses symptoms.
It doesn’t resolve trauma.
That work often begins after service.
Read more:
https://f.mtr.cool/yxbdzmqaqc
Follow Paradise Institute for veteran-led trauma insight.
#Veterans #MentalHealth
It doesn’t resolve trauma.
That work often begins after service.
Read more:
https://f.mtr.cool/yxbdzmqaqc
Follow Paradise Institute for veteran-led trauma insight.
#Veterans #MentalHealth
EMDR, Adaptive Information Processing (AIP), and Veteran Transition: 5 Reasons Trauma Often Emerges After Military Service - Paradise Institute
Veteran transition to civilian life is frequently framed as a practical challenge—finding employment, redefining purpose, or adjusting to a slower pace of
f.mtr.cool
January 7, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Military structure suppresses symptoms.
It doesn’t resolve trauma.
That work often begins after service.
Read more:
https://f.mtr.cool/yxbdzmqaqc
Follow Paradise Institute for veteran-led trauma insight.
#Veterans #MentalHealth
It doesn’t resolve trauma.
That work often begins after service.
Read more:
https://f.mtr.cool/yxbdzmqaqc
Follow Paradise Institute for veteran-led trauma insight.
#Veterans #MentalHealth
After routine disruption, performance goals often fail. Regulation goals work better.
Small, specific, time-limited adjustments are more realistic than trying to improve overall performance during transitions.
That’s not avoidance—it’s clinical reality.
#Routine #MentalHealth #Veterans
Small, specific, time-limited adjustments are more realistic than trying to improve overall performance during transitions.
That’s not avoidance—it’s clinical reality.
#Routine #MentalHealth #Veterans
January 7, 2026 at 4:30 PM
After routine disruption, performance goals often fail. Regulation goals work better.
Small, specific, time-limited adjustments are more realistic than trying to improve overall performance during transitions.
That’s not avoidance—it’s clinical reality.
#Routine #MentalHealth #Veterans
Small, specific, time-limited adjustments are more realistic than trying to improve overall performance during transitions.
That’s not avoidance—it’s clinical reality.
#Routine #MentalHealth #Veterans
Veteran transition often feels confusing.
It’s the nervous system stepping out of survival mode once structure ends.
That’s when unresolved trauma surfaces — as delayed integration.
Follow @paradiseinstitute.bsky.social for veteran-led trauma insight grounded in reality.
#Veterans #TraumaRecovery
It’s the nervous system stepping out of survival mode once structure ends.
That’s when unresolved trauma surfaces — as delayed integration.
Follow @paradiseinstitute.bsky.social for veteran-led trauma insight grounded in reality.
#Veterans #TraumaRecovery
January 6, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Veteran transition often feels confusing.
It’s the nervous system stepping out of survival mode once structure ends.
That’s when unresolved trauma surfaces — as delayed integration.
Follow @paradiseinstitute.bsky.social for veteran-led trauma insight grounded in reality.
#Veterans #TraumaRecovery
It’s the nervous system stepping out of survival mode once structure ends.
That’s when unresolved trauma surfaces — as delayed integration.
Follow @paradiseinstitute.bsky.social for veteran-led trauma insight grounded in reality.
#Veterans #TraumaRecovery
The first full week back after the holidays often comes with disrupted sleep and attention. Noticing these patterns early helps guide realistic adjustments.
Follow for evidence-based veteran mental health education.
#Veterans #MentalHealth #Routine
Follow for evidence-based veteran mental health education.
#Veterans #MentalHealth #Routine
January 6, 2026 at 4:30 PM
The first full week back after the holidays often comes with disrupted sleep and attention. Noticing these patterns early helps guide realistic adjustments.
Follow for evidence-based veteran mental health education.
#Veterans #MentalHealth #Routine
Follow for evidence-based veteran mental health education.
#Veterans #MentalHealth #Routine
Why does trauma so often show up after military service instead of during it?
I break this down using EMDR and the AIP model—and why EMDR is particularly effective with Veterans—in my latest blog.
Curious what others think.
#EMDR #Veterans #PTSD
f.mtr.cool/hmgyfceglz
I break this down using EMDR and the AIP model—and why EMDR is particularly effective with Veterans—in my latest blog.
Curious what others think.
#EMDR #Veterans #PTSD
f.mtr.cool/hmgyfceglz
EMDR, Adaptive Information Processing (AIP), and Veteran Transition: 5 Reasons Trauma Often Emerges After Military Service - Paradise Institute
Veteran transition to civilian life is frequently framed as a practical challenge—finding employment, redefining purpose, or adjusting to a slower pace of
f.mtr.cool
January 5, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Why does trauma so often show up after military service instead of during it?
I break this down using EMDR and the AIP model—and why EMDR is particularly effective with Veterans—in my latest blog.
Curious what others think.
#EMDR #Veterans #PTSD
f.mtr.cool/hmgyfceglz
I break this down using EMDR and the AIP model—and why EMDR is particularly effective with Veterans—in my latest blog.
Curious what others think.
#EMDR #Veterans #PTSD
f.mtr.cool/hmgyfceglz
As the year starts, keeping one familiar routine can help bring structure to the day and make the next step easier.
Small, consistent habits still count.
Follow for more practical guidance like this.
#Veterans #MentalHealth #Routine #ParadiseInstitute
Small, consistent habits still count.
Follow for more practical guidance like this.
#Veterans #MentalHealth #Routine #ParadiseInstitute
January 1, 2026 at 5:30 PM
As the year starts, keeping one familiar routine can help bring structure to the day and make the next step easier.
Small, consistent habits still count.
Follow for more practical guidance like this.
#Veterans #MentalHealth #Routine #ParadiseInstitute
Small, consistent habits still count.
Follow for more practical guidance like this.
#Veterans #MentalHealth #Routine #ParadiseInstitute
New blog is live! Most smoking-related harm comes from combustion, not nicotine alone. That distinction matters when moving away from cigarettes.
Read: https://paradiseinstitute.com/?p=3053&preview=true&_thumbnail_id=3371
#Veterans #HarmReduction #PublicHealth #ParadiseInstitute
Read: https://paradiseinstitute.com/?p=3053&preview=true&_thumbnail_id=3371
#Veterans #HarmReduction #PublicHealth #ParadiseInstitute
Smoke vs. Nicotine: What Veterans Need to Know Now From This 2025 Study - Paradise Institute
Smoke vs. Nicotine. For some Veterans, nicotine is part of the rhythm of daily life — long shifts, long nights, long memories. What often gets missed in
paradiseinstitute.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:03 PM
New blog is live! Most smoking-related harm comes from combustion, not nicotine alone. That distinction matters when moving away from cigarettes.
Read: https://paradiseinstitute.com/?p=3053&preview=true&_thumbnail_id=3371
#Veterans #HarmReduction #PublicHealth #ParadiseInstitute
Read: https://paradiseinstitute.com/?p=3053&preview=true&_thumbnail_id=3371
#Veterans #HarmReduction #PublicHealth #ParadiseInstitute
The last week of the year often brings disrupted sleep, shorter attention spans, and more irritability—especially for veterans who rely on routine to stay regulated.
Noticing these patterns helps guide realistic adjustments.
#Veterans #MentalHealth #TraumaInformed
Noticing these patterns helps guide realistic adjustments.
#Veterans #MentalHealth #TraumaInformed
December 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The last week of the year often brings disrupted sleep, shorter attention spans, and more irritability—especially for veterans who rely on routine to stay regulated.
Noticing these patterns helps guide realistic adjustments.
#Veterans #MentalHealth #TraumaInformed
Noticing these patterns helps guide realistic adjustments.
#Veterans #MentalHealth #TraumaInformed
Merry Christmas to everyone celebrating today. If there’s a lot going on, keep one routine in place—something small you can actually do.
If this helps, give it a like so more people see it.
#Christmas #Veterans #MentalHealth #Routine
If this helps, give it a like so more people see it.
#Christmas #Veterans #MentalHealth #Routine
December 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Merry Christmas to everyone celebrating today. If there’s a lot going on, keep one routine in place—something small you can actually do.
If this helps, give it a like so more people see it.
#Christmas #Veterans #MentalHealth #Routine
If this helps, give it a like so more people see it.
#Christmas #Veterans #MentalHealth #Routine
One mission. One weekly change.
That’s often enough to keep momentum going.
Download the 90-Day Mission Planner: https://paradiseinstitute.com/90-day-mission-kit/
#Veterans #GoalSetting #MissionPlanning
That’s often enough to keep momentum going.
Download the 90-Day Mission Planner: https://paradiseinstitute.com/90-day-mission-kit/
#Veterans #GoalSetting #MissionPlanning
December 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
One mission. One weekly change.
That’s often enough to keep momentum going.
Download the 90-Day Mission Planner: https://paradiseinstitute.com/90-day-mission-kit/
#Veterans #GoalSetting #MissionPlanning
That’s often enough to keep momentum going.
Download the 90-Day Mission Planner: https://paradiseinstitute.com/90-day-mission-kit/
#Veterans #GoalSetting #MissionPlanning
Wishing a meaningful Hanukkah to those observing this week.
As the week comes to a close, this is a time many people use for reflection, routine, and connection with family and community. We hope the remainder of the holiday offers steadiness, rest, and space to reset where needed.
As the week comes to a close, this is a time many people use for reflection, routine, and connection with family and community. We hope the remainder of the holiday offers steadiness, rest, and space to reset where needed.
December 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Wishing a meaningful Hanukkah to those observing this week.
As the week comes to a close, this is a time many people use for reflection, routine, and connection with family and community. We hope the remainder of the holiday offers steadiness, rest, and space to reset where needed.
As the week comes to a close, this is a time many people use for reflection, routine, and connection with family and community. We hope the remainder of the holiday offers steadiness, rest, and space to reset where needed.
If you made one steady change this week, that’s the mission working.
Next week gets the next adjustment.
Small steps keep the mission on track through the holidays.
Download the 90-Day Mission Planner at paradiseinstitute.com/90-day-mission-kit/
Next week gets the next adjustment.
Small steps keep the mission on track through the holidays.
Download the 90-Day Mission Planner at paradiseinstitute.com/90-day-mission-kit/
December 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
If you made one steady change this week, that’s the mission working.
Next week gets the next adjustment.
Small steps keep the mission on track through the holidays.
Download the 90-Day Mission Planner at paradiseinstitute.com/90-day-mission-kit/
Next week gets the next adjustment.
Small steps keep the mission on track through the holidays.
Download the 90-Day Mission Planner at paradiseinstitute.com/90-day-mission-kit/
A 2025 Military Medicine study showed clear differences between Veterans who vape and Veterans who smoke — and switching away from combustion lowers exposure to what causes most of the damage.
Follow for evidence-based harm-reduction insight.
Source: https://bit.ly/3XFbKez
Follow for evidence-based harm-reduction insight.
Source: https://bit.ly/3XFbKez
December 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
A 2025 Military Medicine study showed clear differences between Veterans who vape and Veterans who smoke — and switching away from combustion lowers exposure to what causes most of the damage.
Follow for evidence-based harm-reduction insight.
Source: https://bit.ly/3XFbKez
Follow for evidence-based harm-reduction insight.
Source: https://bit.ly/3XFbKez
On the ZampleBox Podcast, Dr. Vermillion explained how cigarettes become tied to belonging for many service members — “They smoke between battles… where the conversations happen.”
Follow for more grounded insight.
Follow for more grounded insight.
A Chat with Dr. Timothy Vermillion DSW, M.Ed., LCSW, BCD
Wednesday Night Live Wednesday at 4 pm PST Show Creator/Host: John Truncali, Tim SwiftHost: Paul Blamire, Allison Boughner, Phillip Kirschberg, Michelle Ell...
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December 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
On the ZampleBox Podcast, Dr. Vermillion explained how cigarettes become tied to belonging for many service members — “They smoke between battles… where the conversations happen.”
Follow for more grounded insight.
Follow for more grounded insight.
Good coaching helps people notice what’s actually happening so they can adjust with purpose.
During the holidays, that kind of clarity keeps people from getting overloaded.
Follow for coaching insight.
#veterancoaching #coaching www.veterancoaching.com
During the holidays, that kind of clarity keeps people from getting overloaded.
Follow for coaching insight.
#veterancoaching #coaching www.veterancoaching.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Good coaching helps people notice what’s actually happening so they can adjust with purpose.
During the holidays, that kind of clarity keeps people from getting overloaded.
Follow for coaching insight.
#veterancoaching #coaching www.veterancoaching.com
During the holidays, that kind of clarity keeps people from getting overloaded.
Follow for coaching insight.
#veterancoaching #coaching www.veterancoaching.com
A mission works best when it’s specific.
One direction. One adjustment each week.
During the holidays, consistency matters more than pushing harder.
Download the 90-Day Mission Planner at paradiseinstitute.com/90-day-mission-kit/
One direction. One adjustment each week.
During the holidays, consistency matters more than pushing harder.
Download the 90-Day Mission Planner at paradiseinstitute.com/90-day-mission-kit/
December 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
A mission works best when it’s specific.
One direction. One adjustment each week.
During the holidays, consistency matters more than pushing harder.
Download the 90-Day Mission Planner at paradiseinstitute.com/90-day-mission-kit/
One direction. One adjustment each week.
During the holidays, consistency matters more than pushing harder.
Download the 90-Day Mission Planner at paradiseinstitute.com/90-day-mission-kit/
Holidays disrupt routines, and sleep is usually the first thing to go.
Simple structure helps: a steady, set bed time and wake time, and a predictable routine in the evening.
Follow for grounded holiday mental-health insights.
Simple structure helps: a steady, set bed time and wake time, and a predictable routine in the evening.
Follow for grounded holiday mental-health insights.
December 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Holidays disrupt routines, and sleep is usually the first thing to go.
Simple structure helps: a steady, set bed time and wake time, and a predictable routine in the evening.
Follow for grounded holiday mental-health insights.
Simple structure helps: a steady, set bed time and wake time, and a predictable routine in the evening.
Follow for grounded holiday mental-health insights.
If you made one change this week, the mission is doing its job.
Small weekly steps keep the plan moving without adding pressure.
Next week is just the next adjustment—nothing more complicated than that.
Download the 90-Day Mission Planner at paradiseinstitute.com/90-day-mission-kit/
Small weekly steps keep the plan moving without adding pressure.
Next week is just the next adjustment—nothing more complicated than that.
Download the 90-Day Mission Planner at paradiseinstitute.com/90-day-mission-kit/
December 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
If you made one change this week, the mission is doing its job.
Small weekly steps keep the plan moving without adding pressure.
Next week is just the next adjustment—nothing more complicated than that.
Download the 90-Day Mission Planner at paradiseinstitute.com/90-day-mission-kit/
Small weekly steps keep the plan moving without adding pressure.
Next week is just the next adjustment—nothing more complicated than that.
Download the 90-Day Mission Planner at paradiseinstitute.com/90-day-mission-kit/
A new study of 93 U.S. veterans shows clear patterns in how people use e-cigarettes and why some move away from combustion.
Harm reduction starts with understanding real behavior, not assumptions.
Follow for research-driven insight.
Source: Military Medicine (2025) —
Harm reduction starts with understanding real behavior, not assumptions.
Follow for research-driven insight.
Source: Military Medicine (2025) —
bit.ly
December 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
A new study of 93 U.S. veterans shows clear patterns in how people use e-cigarettes and why some move away from combustion.
Harm reduction starts with understanding real behavior, not assumptions.
Follow for research-driven insight.
Source: Military Medicine (2025) —
Harm reduction starts with understanding real behavior, not assumptions.
Follow for research-driven insight.
Source: Military Medicine (2025) —
Veterans deserve better than combustion. Here’s why.
Dr. Vermillion joined the ZampleBox Podcast to talk about why smoking is so tied to connection for many service members and why combustion is the harm.
Watch the episode:
Dr. Vermillion joined the ZampleBox Podcast to talk about why smoking is so tied to connection for many service members and why combustion is the harm.
Watch the episode:
A Chat with Dr. Timothy Vermillion DSW, M.Ed., LCSW, BCD
Wednesday Night Live Wednesday at 4 pm PST Show Creator/Host: John Truncali, Tim SwiftHost: Paul Blamire, Allison Boughner, Phillip Kirschberg, Michelle Ell...
www.youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Veterans deserve better than combustion. Here’s why.
Dr. Vermillion joined the ZampleBox Podcast to talk about why smoking is so tied to connection for many service members and why combustion is the harm.
Watch the episode:
Dr. Vermillion joined the ZampleBox Podcast to talk about why smoking is so tied to connection for many service members and why combustion is the harm.
Watch the episode: