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Summary: The Body Keeps the Score - Summarized for Busy People: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma: Based on the Book by Bessel van der Kolk MD
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Trauma happens in everyday life. Veterans and their families experience the aftermath of combat, one in five Americans has been molested, one in four grew up as alcoholic, one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. One of the pioneers on trauma, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk has spent three decades studying how trauma shapes the body and the brain which affects the trauma victim’s capacity for pleasure, engagement, self-control, and trust. He leads us through innovative treatments that offer alternative paths to recovery by activating the brain’s neuroplasticity. The Body Keeps the Score shows various studies by leading experts where they expose the power relationships have in hurting and healing—and it shows hope for regaining control over our own lives.
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Trauma happens in everyday life. Veterans and their families experience the aftermath of combat, one in five Americans has been molested, one in four grew up as alcoholic, one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. One of the pioneers on trauma, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk has spent three decades studying how trauma shapes the body and the brain which affects the trauma victim’s capacity for pleasure, engagement, self-control, and trust. He leads us through innovative treatments that offer alternative paths to recovery by activating the brain’s neuroplasticity. The Body Keeps the Score shows various studies by leading experts where they expose the power relationships have in hurting and healing—and it shows hope for regaining control over our own lives.
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65 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 13, 2019
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August 19, 2025
I got this accident and look forward to reading the full book. My big takeaways:
1) I learned some of the basic ways that trauma can manifest and how it makes agency difficult for the sufferer. Trauma is not like a typical memory; it stays big, large, and present like it is happening in the moment. People may experience amnesia, dissociation, desensitization, or have a hard time connecting to the environment and people in the present.
2) Trauma causes a vicious physiological, mental, and emotional cycle. Medication is a bandaid and other self-reflecting and body connection techniques are needed to address the root of the memory and help reestablish a connection with the body and create a sense of agency again.
1) I learned some of the basic ways that trauma can manifest and how it makes agency difficult for the sufferer. Trauma is not like a typical memory; it stays big, large, and present like it is happening in the moment. People may experience amnesia, dissociation, desensitization, or have a hard time connecting to the environment and people in the present.
2) Trauma causes a vicious physiological, mental, and emotional cycle. Medication is a bandaid and other self-reflecting and body connection techniques are needed to address the root of the memory and help reestablish a connection with the body and create a sense of agency again.
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