My guest, Dr. Cheri L. McDonald, who’s a licensed marriage and family therapist and an author, recently published her latest book, "Heal Your Trauma, Heal Your Marriage." Dr. McDonald practices in Westlake Village, California. Dr. Cheri, as she is called in our columns Dear Rhonda and Dr. Cheri, is talking to me today about how trauma effects our brains and our bodies. And how we can work to create balance and heal our bodies’ trauma. Remember the left side of the brain is the logical and academic side. And the right side is the creative- artistic side of our brain. Dr. Cheri further talks about how PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) needs EMDR treatment (EMDR standing for eye movement desensitization and reprocessing). There’s not a test at the end. Don’t worry, it’s not complicated when we discuss it. Dr. Cheri is very real and “down to earth.” I’ve experienced PTSD and EMDR and I can attest to the power that the process gives. I’ve worked with over 70 girls in an all therapeutic- all girls boarding school, many who went through and got the positive benefits of EMDR. We also go into parental bullying in front of their daughters, sexual abuse, woundology, and creating joy!