Trauma's Lasting Effects on the Body | Book Insights on The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van der Kolk

*A worldwide expert on trauma, Bessel van der Kolk examines exactly what trauma is, and how and why it affects so many of us. 

*He explores the impact traumas ranging from sexual abuse to violence, witnessing abuse, neglect, and divorce (among others), have on the body and mind, and how they can disrupt the brain’s wiring and develop into PTSD – post-traumatic stress disorder. 

*Trauma sufferers can find it difficult to have relationships, to connect with others, and to monitor their emotions and assess their surroundings. Van der Kolk discusses various ways of healing, from EMDR therapy and talking therapies to mindfulness, the potential use of pharmaceuticals, and neurofeedback. Crucially, we must remember the power of human connection. 

*The Body Keeps the Score offers a new way of thinking and talking about trauma that is both enlightening and empowering.

Note: This Book Insight contains explicit language and mature themes.

Theme 1: How the Body Keeps the Score - 0:29

Theme 2: Where Trauma Stress Comes From - 8:40

Theme 3: Reclaiming Yourself - 19:14

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Full Title: The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healings of Trauma

Year of Publication: 2014

Book Author: Bessel van der Kolk

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