EMDR, started by Julia Egan, is a collective based out of Rochester, NY. She started the project in 2018 to open up the narrative about PTSD examining this in five EPs that follow the five stages of grief. 'The music itself is very cyclical. I wrote a lot of the songs with the electric guitar and the loop pedal in mind to recreate the cycles and processes I dealt with internally. I think today, even people who don't have PTSD or haven't experienced any kind of abuse, but feel a disconnect from genuine human interactions and reality, are gaslighting their sense of self and togetherness; The project is meant to help overcome some of those introspective and interpersonal obstacles and help create a sense of togetherness that we don't always feel especially now in the digital age. I really hope the project helps raise awareness to people's humanity but also our own awareness those around us who are trying to encourage our self-worth. So yeah let's do it.'

[source: Facebook, 2019-Apr-8]