The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk

What distinguishes THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE is that the author is both a scientific researcher with a long history of measuring the effect of trauma on brain function, memory, and treatment outcomes, and an active therapist who keeps learning from his patients what benefits them most. Having lost the sense of control of themselves and frustrated by failed therapies, they often fear that they are damaged beyond repair. New insights into our survival instincts explain why traumatized people experience incomprehensible anxiety and numbing and intolerable rage, and how trauma affects their capacity to concentrate, to remember, to form trusting relationships, and even to feel at home in their own bodies. These new paths to recovery activate the brain’s natural neuroplasticity to rewire disturbed functioning and rebuild step by step the ability to “know what you know and feel what you feel.” They also offer experiences that directly counteract the helplessness and invisibility associated with trauma, enabling both adults and children to reclaim ownership of their bodies and their lives.ĭrawing on more than thirty years at the forefront of research and clinical practice, Bessel van der Kolk shows that the terror and isolation at the core of trauma literally reshape both brain and body.

Healing from trauma: owning your self Language: miracle and tyranny Letting go of the past: EMDR Learning to inhabit your body: yoga Putting the pieces together: self-leadership Filling in the holes: creating structures Rewiring the brain: neurofeedback Finding your voice: communal rhythms and theater - Choices to be made - Consensus proposed criteria for developmental trauma disorder.The Body Keeps the Score is the inspiring story of how a group of therapists and scientists- together with their courageous and memorable patients-has struggled to integrate recent advances in brain science, attachment research, and body awareness into treatments that can free trauma survivors from the tyranny of the past. Uncovering secrets: the problem of traumatic memory The unbearable heaviness of remembering - Paths to Recovery. Getting on the same wavelength: attachment and attunement Trapped in relationships: the cost of abuse and neglect What's love got to do with it? Developmental trauma: the hidden epidemic - The Imprint of Trauma. Running for your life: the anatomy of survival Body-brain connections Losing your body, losing your self - The Minds of Children. understanding mind and brain Looking into the brain: the neuroscience revolution - This is Your Brain on Trauma. Lessons from Vietnam veterans Revolutions in. Facing trauma - The Rediscovery of Trauma.

The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk