Useful introductions to concepts 2 – EMDR

Source: ‘6 ways to heal trauma without medication’ a 9-minute feature from the Big Think where world renowned expert in trauma, Bessel van der Kolk outlines ways to heal trauma, including a section on traditional EMDR, and how he moved from initial scepticism to seeing it as holding a profound benefit.

(2.05) “For me the opening to a new world began when some people in my clinic began do something very strange, called EMDR…”

(2.55) ‘The crazy (technique), changed the circuitry of the brain to interpret your current reality from a different angle’.