The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

Trauma is an inescapable reality of human existence. Military veterans and their loved ones constantly face the distressing consequences of war; twenty percent of Americans have experienced abuse; a quarter of the population was raised by alcoholics; and one-third of couples have faced physical conflict.

Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, a premier global authority on trauma, has dedicated more than thirty years to helping survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score, he leverages cutting-edge scientific discoveries to demonstrate how trauma physically alters the brain and body, severely undermining a survivor’s capacity for joy, connection, self-regulation, and trust.