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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
by Bessel van der Kolk
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
As a psychology major, this books is a wonderful read. It’s chock full of information on trauma, from the neuroscience and history of trauma research to just a few of the many treatments of trauma. Dr. van der Kolk dedicated his career to trauma research and really put care into writing this book to share this information that, unless you were to read academic journals, is not readily available to the general public or trauma victims.
After taking the months to read this book (seeing as the content is very heavy and there is a lot of material), I learned so much.
After taking the months to read this book (seeing as the content is very heavy and there is a lot of material), I learned so much.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Car accident
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping
This has very triggering content, seeing as this book discusses trauma. To put the research of this book into perspective, Dr. van der Kolk tells the stories of some of his patients. None of which is pretty, but it has its impact and use within the book.