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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
By Bessel van der Kolk
This episode reveals how trauma imprints itself not just on the mind, but deeply within the brain and body, and why true healing demands more than just cognitive understanding.
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What it is about
Trauma, Healing, Neuroscience, Embodiment
Who it is for
If you've ever felt inexplicably stuck in a reaction or sensation, long after a difficult experience was 'over,' this can help you understand why your body remembers.
The author
Bessel van der Kolk, a leading psychiatrist and researcher, draws on decades of clinical experience to reveal how trauma reshapes our biology and offers a new paradigm for healing beyond traditional talk therapy.
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