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rae_khan225 's review for:
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
by Bessel van der Kolk
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
I enjoyed this book, I think there is a lot to be said about the connection between the body and trauma. I think if you read this with an intention of trying it out to see if it works for you rather than bible, it’s very worth the read.
However, I do think some of the criticism of the book are valid, most of the evidence used to support the theories in the book are mostly anecdotal, thus tend to be more from a western if not Americanised point of view about healing and connection. Some of the case studies are also very hard to sympathise with,particularly war crimes committed by soldiers, I do believe this topic should have been handled with more sensitivity, or at least the acknowledgement that these people are not more traumatised than the people they caused harm.
It is also not scientific enough to say that this is the case for everybody who experiences trauma.
However, I do think some of the criticism of the book are valid, most of the evidence used to support the theories in the book are mostly anecdotal, thus tend to be more from a western if not Americanised point of view about healing and connection. Some of the case studies are also very hard to sympathise with,
It is also not scientific enough to say that this is the case for everybody who experiences trauma.