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The Body Keeps the Score: Mind, Brain and Body in the Transformation of Trauma Paperback – Import, 1 December 2015

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A world expert presents a sympathetic exploration of the causes of trauma and the new treatments making it possible for sufferers to reclaim their lives

What causes people to continually relive what they most want to forget, and what treatments could help restore them to a life with purpose and joy? Here, Dr Bessel van der Kolk offers a new paradigm for effectively treating traumatic stress.

Neither talking nor drug therapies have proven entirely satisfactory. With stories of his own work and those of specialists around the globe, The Body Keeps the Score sheds new light on the routes away from trauma - which lie in the regulation and syncing of body and mind, using sport, drama, yoga, mindfulness, meditation and other routes to equilibrium.
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  1. For real change to take place, the body needs to learn that the danger has passed and to live in the reality of the present.
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An astonishing and important book. The trauma Bible. I cannot recommend it enough for anyone struggling with...well...anything -- Tara Westover

Fascinating, hard to put down, and filled with powerful case histories. . . . the most important series of breakthroughs in mental health in the last thirty years -- Norman Doidge, author of The Brain That Changes Itself

A gripping bestseller about where trauma goes, and its disastrous effects on both individuals and societies. Deeply interesting. ― The Times

Nobody can stop talking about this book right now . . . you might want to listen -- Maddie Bender ― Men's Health

Dr. van der Kolk's masterpiece combines the boundless curiosity of the scientist, the erudition of the scholar, and the passion of the truth teller -- Judith Herman, M.D., author of Trauma and Recovery

Everyone should read this book -- Nigella Lawson

A seminal book that outlines the author's pioneering work -- Thea Jane May ― Vogue

Draws on 30 years of experience to argue powerfully that trauma is one of the West's most urgent public health issues... Packed with science and human stories ... van der Kolk has a lot to say, and the struggle and resilience of his patients is very moving ― New Scientist

Fundamental in understanding how our physical self is connected to all the things we go through and beyond -- Gemma Cairney

A masterpiece of powerful understanding and brave heartedness, one of the most intelligent and helpful works on trauma I have ever read. . . a brilliant synthesis of clinical cases, neuroscience, powerful tools and caring humanity, offering a whole new level of healing -- Jack Kornfied, author of A Path With Heart

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A world expert presents a sympathetic exploration of the causes of trauma and the new treatments making it possible for sufferers to reclaim their lives

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Press
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 1 December 2015
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 560 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0141978619
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0141978611
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 390 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 19.7 x 12.9 x 2.77 cm
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Bessel van der Kolk (born 1943) is a Boston based psychiatrist noted for his research in the area of post-traumatic stress since the 1970s. His work focuses on the interaction of attachment, neurobiology, and developmental aspects of trauma’s effects on people. His major publication, the New York Times bestseller, 'The Body keeps the Score', talks about how the role of trauma in psychiatric illness has changed over the past 20 years; what we have learned about the ways the brain is shaped by traumatic experiences; how traumatic stress is a response of the entire organism and how that knowledge needs be integrated into healing practices.

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  • Megan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant Read for anyone who has experienced trauma or works with children
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    Eye opening and insightful. Bessel talks about the many consequences of trauma, effective treatments and our social responsibility to work towards ending abuse. Conventional drug treatments are given too much credit (due to their profitability) whilst there are many much more effective treatments (that he describes in detail and backs up with research)
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    5.0 out of 5 stars What everyone needs to know
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    How our body accumulates all the pain - emotional, mental, spiritual and physical - we fabricate daily and stores it for us.
    Essential reading to develop awareness of how our bodies do keep the score.
    Intelligent, beautifully written and a MUST for every home.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant
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    OMG, what a journey, what experiences what insights. From the early days and conversations with Freud through Psychopharmacology to Neurofeedback and so many encounters in between. Thank you
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    Enjoyed this read, very informative
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    5.0 out of 5 stars If you or someone you love have suffered from trauma...
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    I found this helpful in my own recovery from complex trauma and addiction, but it also helped me to understand others. It's clear and informative each chapter is divided into discrete little sections that are easy to digest which make it easy to read.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
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    This author's expertise is outstanding.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful, impactful, emotional reading.
    Reviewed in Australia on 19 November 2024
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    I've wanted this book for a while and it is every bit as thought provoking and i pactful as I knew it would be. Trauma does not go away. Our bodies hold onto it. This book shows us how to navigate the legacy of trauma. Highly recommended.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Muy interesante y sanador
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    Es un libro que puedes leer sin saber nada de psiquiatría o psicología, trae incluso varios esquemas que explican todo muy bien. Me encanta que no es un libro tipo "superación personal" (que igual no tiene nada de malo), sino uno que relata con fundamento, casos reales y evidencia científica los procesos de trauma y recuperación. Personalmente, el proceso de lectura también sirve mucho para validar tus sentimientos, es muy bello❤️‍🩹
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    Es un libro que puedes leer sin saber nada de psiquiatría o psicología, trae incluso varios esquemas que explican todo muy bien. Me encanta que no es un libro tipo "superación personal" (que igual no tiene nada de malo), sino uno que relata con fundamento, casos reales y evidencia científica los procesos de trauma y recuperación. Personalmente, el proceso de lectura también sirve mucho para validar tus sentimientos, es muy bello❤️‍🩹
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    Easily written, covers many topics, keep coming back to it over and over
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