Beyond the Story: Redefining the "Narrator" and the Self in EMDR Trauma Therapy

By Investigative Psychology Correspondent Published: October 2023 Main Facts In the specialized field of trauma psychotherapy, a fundamental clinical debate has resurfaced regarding who—or what—is actually doing the psychological heavy lifting during deep processing work. Recent discourse, sparked by clinical presentations and neurobiological insights into Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), suggests that many therapists…

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Stolen Narratives, Fractured Lives: The Profound Psychology and Lethal Toll of Losing Agency Over One’s Own Story

By Eric Levine, Ed.D., with Becky Shipkosky What do a silent-era Hollywood superstar accused of a heinous murder he did not commit, and a pioneering Venetian boatman falsely celebrated as the world’s first female gondolier, have in common? Crucially, neither man’s defining public narrative was true. Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle never murdered actress Virginia Rappe, and…

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