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“The Body Keeps the Score” - separating fact from sensation
The book was an instant bestseller, creating a stir within the field of trauma
Written by: Pippa Thackeray
Written on: August 24, 2024
Updated on: August 24, 2024
Written by: Pippa Thackeray | Written on: August 24, 2024 | Updated on: August 24, 2024
Quick Read
- "The Body Keeps the Score" explores trauma's impact on both mind and body, advocating for body-oriented therapies.
- The book highlights the connection between unresolved trauma and chronic physical health issues.
- It details how trauma is stored in specific body parts and how physical practices can alleviate these effects.
- Critics argue that the book overgeneralizes trauma's effects and that the efficacy of somatic therapies requires further research.
- Despite criticisms, the book's popularity stems from its challenge to traditional views on trauma and its prevalence in society.
Contents
- 1. Mind and body united
- 2. Trauma-centred therapy: The work of Bessel van der Kolk
- 3. Unresolved trauma and chronic disease: An integral link
- 4. How trauma ‘lives’ in the body
- 5. The body-mind connection in ‘small t’ trauma
- 6. The Body Keeps The Score: Truth or overreach?
