In this mythic, survivor-led episode, Toren Ylfa dismantles the seductive promise of EMDR therapy: that trauma can be “resolved,” “cleared,” or even “removed.” With fierce clarity and ADHD-informed nuance, they explore how EMDR’s linear model clashes with nonlinear memory, emotional intensity, and the lived reality of neurodivergent survivors.

From the clinical risks to the cultural gaslighting, this episode challenges the idea that healing means forgetting—and offers a powerful alternative: survivor-led clarity, agency, and remembrance with fire.

Whether you’ve been offered EMDR, felt erased by its framing, or are seeking therapies that honor your rhythm, this episode is a call to reclaim your story.

🜛 We don’t do tidy here. We do mythic. We do clarity that burns.

Sources:

https://www.simplypsychology.org/dangers-of-emdr-therapy.html

https://www.restorativeintegrations.com/blog/7-pros-and-cons-of-emdr-therapy-explained-by-a-therapist

https://www.verywellmind.com/dangers-of-emdr-therapy-8426081

https://www.additudemag.com/emdr-therapy-eye-movement-desensitization-trauma-adhd/

https://www.relationalpsych.group/articles/can-emdr-treat-adhd