The Body Keeps The Score

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A groundbreaking exploration of trauma and its profound impact on the mind and body. This bestseller reveals new paths to healing beyond traditional therapy.

A transformative approach to understanding and treating traumatic stress.

With over 3 million copies sold worldwide, this international bestseller sheds light on how trauma can deeply affect individuals, their families, and future generations. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, a leading expert in traumatic stress, presents a revolutionary treatment model that moves beyond conventional talk and medication therapies, focusing instead on healing the mind, brain, and body as a whole.

Praised by Judith Herman, author of Trauma and Recovery, as a masterpiece blending scientific curiosity, scholarly insight, and passionate truth-telling, this book offers powerful case studies and groundbreaking discoveries. Norman Doidge, author of The Brain that Changes Itself, calls it "fascinating, hard to put down," and highlights it as one of the most significant advancements in mental health in recent decades.

Tara Westover describes it as "an astonishing and important book" and "the trauma Bible," highly recommended for anyone facing challenges of any kind.

Dr. van der Kolk is the founder and medical director of the Trauma Center in Boston and leads the Complex Trauma Treatment Network. A former psychiatry professor at Boston University Medical School, he has authored numerous scholarly books and over 100 scientific articles, cementing his reputation as a foremost authority on trauma.

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