Change Your Brain Every Day EMDR: Getting Over Past Trauma for Good
May 22, 2026
A personal story of meeting, mistrust, and brain scan revelations that change treatment choices. They describe medication effects, hidden childhood trauma showing up in health, and surprising memories emerging during EMDR. The conversation covers EMDR’s calming effects, emotional unraveling before healing, and reclaiming healthier parenting and family reconciliation.
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Why Prozac Made Her Behave Recklessly
- Daniel explains how SSRIs like Prozac can worsen impulsivity when frontal lobes are already underactive.
- He showed Tana a brain scan revealing sleepy frontal lobes, explaining past impulsive behaviors after Prozac use.
Childhood Fear Can Cause Lifelong Gut Problems
- Serotonin governs gut safety and digestion, linking childhood insecurity to chronic GI issues.
- Daniel connected Tana's early GI sickness to loss of safety after her uncle's murder when she was four.
Admitting An Eating Disorder Opened The Door To Healing
- Tana confessed a long-hidden eating disorder at Byron Katie workshops, which cracked open her defenses and made therapy possible.
- Speaking the truth publicly and in therapy began a cascade of healing she had previously avoided.
