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Trauma & Healing | The Body Keeps The Score (Bessel Van Der Kolk)

Trauma & Healing | The Body Keeps The Score (Bessel Van Der Kolk)

Mere Mortals Book Reviews

September 28, 202330m 55sFull

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Show Notes

How can you heal a damaged mind?

'The Body Keeps The Score' by Bessel Van Der Kolk is a book focused on mental health plus the what/why's of PTSD and trauma. It's split into 5 parts dealing with history, brain science, child abuse, memory and healing strategies. It has a mix of case studies, hard/soft science and personal opinion.

I summarised the book as follows. "It's a dense read that was more scientific than not. The tone was empathetic and despite being about heavy topics it focused on the positive of how trauma could be overcome. I didn't learn much new information but it did make me grateful for my upbringing and understanding of why other people behave how they do."

I hope you have a fantastic day wherever you are in the world. Kyrin out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Intro
(0:31) - Synopsis
(3:58) - Trauma: Why all the acronyms?
(9:17) - Healing: Strategies for recovery
(18:03) - Observations/Takeaways
(25:18) - Summary


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