A review by fenny_42
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

This book was absolutely transformative to read. I learned so much about trauma’s lasting effects on the brain and body, and many of the ways that we can go about healing the trauma and lessening the damaging effects of it. As a result of reading this book, I was inspired to seek help regarding my own childhood trauma. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Violence