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The Body Keeps The Score: Brain, Mind, & Body In The Healing Of Trauma

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Author
Van Der Kolk, Bessel

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 worldā€™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 sufferersā€™ capacities for pleasure, engagement, self-control, and trust. He explores innovative treatmentsā€”from neurofeedback and meditation to sports, drama, and yogaā€”that offer new paths to recovery by activating the brainā€™s natural neuroplasticity. Based on Dr. van der Kolkā€™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 healā€”and offers new hope for reclaiming lives.

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