The Body Keeps the Score

Bessel van der Kolk

2014 464 pages

The Body Keeps the Score

Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

by Bessel van der Kolk

"A groundbreaking exploration of how trauma reshapes the body and brain — and the innovative therapies that heal it."

Bessel van der Kolk is one of the world's leading experts on post-traumatic stress. Over decades of research and clinical work, he discovered that trauma survivors don't just suffer psychologically — the body itself keeps the score, encoding the experience in visceral sensations and physical symptoms. This book synthesizes his clinical findings, neuroscience, and therapy breakthroughs (including yoga, EMDR, and theater) to offer a revolutionary approach to healing.

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