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A review by lavendaere
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.75
This book was so insightful and also sad. It’s a book about the science behind trauma and I learned so much about myself and also others. It is slow paced but I enjoy psychological science and things like that so it was so interesting.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Grief, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Abandonment, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders