Reprocessing is not about retelling the story again. It is about helping the brain finally recognize: That was then. This is now. In therapies like EMDR, we work with the original memory networks — the earlier experiences where learning became fused with worth, where mistakes became threats, where the nervous system adapted in order to belong or stay safe. Through bilateral stimulation and guided processing, the brain is supported in doing what it was unable to do at the time: fully digest the experience and store it adaptively.