Welcome to Backrooms (2026) Therapy, Where We Let Horror Guide Us

In this episode, Jamie and Julie (two provisionally licensed therapists) dive into Backrooms (2026) and all the psychological terrain hiding beneath its liminal wallpaper. This conversation moves through memory, trauma, shadow parts, and the strange comfort of horror as a mirror. We explore how the Backrooms operate as a metaphor for the places we mentally exile our pain. Together, we unpack how neural pathways shape our habits and fears and why shadow work feels like wandering an endless yellow maze. We talk boundaries — the ones we set with clients, with ourselves, and with the parts of us that still think they’re stuck in the Backrooms. There’s space here for humor, cats, cultural references, and the soft landing that comes after facing something terrifying. We close with reflections on letting go, the peace Mary finds at the end, and the quiet truth that healing often looks like choosing a door you were once afraid to open.