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

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#1 New York Times bestseller
“Essential reading for anyone interested in understanding and treating traumatic stress and its far-reaching impact on society.” —Alexander McFarlane, director of the Center for Traumatic Stress Studies
A pioneering researcher transforms our understanding of trauma and offers a bold new paradigm for healing in this New York Times bestseller
Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been assaulted; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples has engaged in physical violence. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the foremost experts on trauma, has spent more than three decades working with survivors. In The Body, It Keeps the Score, he uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes the body and brain, compromising people's capacities for pleasure, engagement, self-control, and confidence. He explores innovative treatments—from neurofeedback and meditation to sports, theater, and yoga—that offer new avenues for recovery by activating the brain's natural neuroplasticity. Based on Dr. Van Der Kolk's own research and that of other leading specialists, The Body Maintains the Score exposes the enormous power of our relationships to both hurt and heal—and offers new hope for reclaiming lives.