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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
Updated: August 24, 2024
Written by: Pippa Thackeray | Updated: August 24, 2024
Quick Read
- "The Body Keeps the Score" explores how trauma is stored in the body and can manifest as physical symptoms.
- The book advocates for body-oriented therapies like yoga and EMDR to address the physiological effects of trauma.
- Unresolved trauma is linked to chronic diseases due to its disruption of the body's stress response system.
- Critics argue the book overgeneralizes trauma's effects and question the universal efficacy of somatic therapies.
- The book's popularity stems from its accessible approach to a complex topic and its challenge to traditional views on trauma.
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?
