The Body Keeps the Score
Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
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The Body Keeps the Score
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Sean Pratt
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Bessel van der Kolk M.D.
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“Essential reading for anyone interested in understanding and treating traumatic stress and the scope of its impact on society.” —Alexander McFarlane, Director of the Centre for Traumatic Stress Studies
A pioneering researcher transforms our understanding of trauma and offers a bold new paradigm for healing in this New York Times bestseller
Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s foremost experts on trauma, has spent over three decades working with survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score, he uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising sufferers’ capacities for pleasure, engagement, self-control, and trust. He explores innovative treatments—from neurofeedback and meditation to sports, drama, and yoga—that offer new paths to recovery by activating the brain’s natural neuroplasticity. Based on Dr. van der Kolk’s own research and that of other leading specialists, The Body Keeps the Score exposes the tremendous power of our relationships both to hurt and to heal—and offers new hope for reclaiming lives.
Cover image: © 2020 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Courtesty of the Archives Henri Matisse, All rights reserved.
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The Body Keeps the Score, a New York Times bestseller, is a captivating examination of the world of neuroscience and traumatic stress, its sometimes devastating consequences, and the innovative treatments that have proved to improve the lives of those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorders. Statistics say that most people will experience one or more traumatic events. The physical manifestations of those events will vary among trauma survivors, but the effects of stress hormones on our neurobiology are undeniable. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk is one of the leading authorities on traumatic experiences and their physical impacts on the mind and body. The Body Keeps the Score is the culmination of decades of Dr. Bessel van der Kolk’s groundbreaking research on psychological trauma treatment and the psychiatry behind trauma healing.
How traumatic experiences reshape our brains can affect self-regulation, the ability to feel happiness, and even build trusting relationships with loved ones. These effects can prove detrimental to individuals dealing with traumatic memories resulting from things like childhood trauma. This audiobook examines the innovative treatments that have shown great success in healing trauma and improving neurofeedback in the impacted parts of the brain, including various forms of physical activity and meditation and innovative psychotherapy like EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing).
The Body Keeps the Score is an essential listen for understanding trauma and the interventions you can take to carve hopeful paths to recovery. Whether you are grappling with unresolved trauma from child abuse or looking for general guidance on improving your mental health with reliable research from a world-class clinician, this is one audiobook you should add to your library.
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