The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk Summary
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Trauma rewires your brain and body. This groundbreaking bestseller, on the NYT list for nearly four years, reveals why your past haunts your physical health. Jon Kabat-Zinn called it a "tour de force" that's transforming trauma treatment through yoga, neurofeedback, and drama.
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The Invisible Wounds That Shape Our Lives
Imagine waking up each morning with your body perpetually braced for danger-muscles tense, heart racing, senses hyperalert-even though you're safe in your bedroom. This is the reality for millions of trauma survivors whose bodies remain trapped in the past. "The Body Keeps the Score" revolutionizes our understanding of trauma by revealing how overwhelming experiences reshape not just our minds but our very biology. When Tom, a Vietnam veteran, said "I feel like I died in Vietnam," he wasn't speaking metaphorically. Parts of him-his sense of safety, connection, and joy-had indeed been left behind on the battlefield. This groundbreaking insight explains why trauma's effects can persist decades after the triggering events and why conventional talk therapy often falls short. Our bodies come equipped with sophisticated survival mechanisms designed to activate during danger and reset once safety returns. But trauma disrupts this natural cycle. Brain imaging reveals what happens during flashbacks: the rational brain goes offline while emotional centers become hyperactive. The prefrontal cortex-our logical thinking center-shows decreased activity while the amygdala-our fear center-goes into overdrive. This explains why trauma survivors often can't verbalize their experiences while simultaneously feeling overwhelmed by physical sensations. The body remains on high alert, constantly scanning for threats-a state called hypervigilance. Trauma isn't simply a psychological wound; it's a whole-body experience that alters our nervous systems, immune function, and even how our genes express themselves.
The Neurobiology of Trauma: How the Brain Adapts to Danger
Developmental Trauma: When Safety Never Existed
Memory Beyond Words: How the Body Remembers
Healing Pathways: Reclaiming the Body
Connection as Medicine: The Social Dimension of Healing
From Personal Healing to Social Transformation
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