The Body Keeps the Score
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk M.D. is a powerful and enlightening book that explores the lasting effects of trauma on the human body and mind. The book is an essential read for anyone who wants to understand the complex ways in which trauma can impact our lives.
Bessel van der Kolk is a world-renowned psychiatrist and trauma expert who has spent decades researching the effects of trauma on the human body and mind. He is the founder of the Trauma Center in Brookline, Massachusetts, and a professor of psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine. In The Body Keeps the Score, van der Kolk draws on his vast knowledge and experience to provide readers with a comprehensive understanding of trauma and its impact on the human body and mind.
The book's introduction offers a glimpse into what readers can expect from this powerful and groundbreaking work. In the introduction, van der Kolk discusses his own experiences working with trauma survivors and explains how the book came to be. He also provides an overview of the book's contents, including the various forms of trauma that he explores and the different approaches to healing that he discusses.
Author: Bessel van der Kolk M.D.
Link to buy: https://www.amazon.com/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma/dp/0143127748/
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