This video will also explain the connection between the hippocampus and memory, and how the hippocampus is impacted by trauma and cortisol and the various other cortisol effects on the body. It will also discuss the limbic system and memory. The EMDR process provides an effective way to reprocess thoughts, traumatic memory, body memory and trauma. EMDR, first created by Francine Shapiro, stands for eye movement desensitization and reprocessing. My explanations and beliefs are supported by trauma experts, such as Francine Shapiro, Lisa Najavits, who wrote Seeking Safety, and Daniel Amen (of Amen Clinics).