The Body Keeps Score
This book shares how therapists and scientists, alongside brave patients, use breakthroughs in brain science, attachment research, and body awareness to help trauma survivors heal from the past.
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Key Benefits
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Offers practical approaches to trauma recovery.
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Helps readers understand how trauma impacts the brain and body.
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Provides solutions for regaining control of one’s life after trauma.
In the book The Body Keeps the Score, Bessel van der Kolk draws on decades of clinical research and practice to explore how trauma reshapes both the mind and body. Through personal stories and scientific findings, the book reveals how trauma survivors can overcome its grip by activating the brain’s neuroplasticity. From therapies that rewire disturbed brain functions to those that help individuals reconnect with their emotions and body, van der Kolk outlines a path to recovery that counters the helplessness and anxiety associated with trauma. Whether through neurofeedback, yoga, or trauma processing techniques, readers will find tools to regain ownership of their bodies and lives.
The author, Bessel van der Kolk, MD, is a world-renowned psychiatrist and trauma expert who has dedicated his career to studying the impact of trauma on children and adults. His pioneering work in neuroscience and attachment research has led to the development of innovative treatments for traumatic stress. As the founder of the Trauma Research Foundation, van der Kolk continues to advance the field through research and training, making his contributions essential to the understanding and treatment of trauma.
This book is under Penguin Books, a British publisher founded in 1935 by Allen Lane, known for making quality literature accessible. By offering affordable paperbacks, Penguin revolutionised the industry, bringing classic and contemporary works to a wider audience. Now part of Penguin Random House, it remains iconic for its colourful, simple covers and its influence on British culture, particularly through its works on politics, the arts, and science.
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