The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

Bessel van der Kolk

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About the book

What the mind forgets, the body remembers

In The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, psychiatrist and trauma researcher Bessel van der Kolk explores how overwhelming experiences can leave lasting imprints on the brain, body, and nervous system. Drawing on decades of clinical experience and research in neuroscience, psychology, and psychiatry, he reveals how trauma can influence memory, emotions, relationships, and even our perception of safety.

Through compelling clinical stories and scientific discoveries, van der Kolk examines why traumatic experiences can continue to shape our lives long after the events themselves have passed. He also explores different approaches to recovery, from psychotherapy and EMDR to body-oriented practices, highlighting the importance of reconnecting with both mind and body.

A deeply insightful exploration of human resilience, the book challenges conventional understandings of psychological suffering and offers a new perspective on how trauma affects us—and what it may take to heal.

The critical issue is allowing yourself to know what you know. That takes an enormous amount of courage.
Bessel van der Kolk

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