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

If you struggle with anxiety, panic attacks, or find yourself constantly ruminating and self-sabotaging, this is the most important book you will read. For anyone who has navigated emotional neglect, a chaotic childhood, or trauma—and perhaps uses addiction to cope—this book offers a completely new perspective. The Body Keeps the Score connects your biology with your biography. It explains how your past experiences physically rewire your brain and nervous system, making sense of the confusing emotions and reactions that can keep you stuck. It validates that these struggles aren't character flaws; they are physiological responses. What truly surprised me was Dr. Bessel van der Kolk’s empathy. It is rare to find a scientific text that feels so deeply human. You can tell he genuinely cares about his patients and understands the pain of trauma survivors. It bridges the gap between hard science and human compassion in a way that just clicks. I am incredibly grateful for this work. It provides clarity, hope, and a roadmap for understanding yourself. A masterpiece for anyone looking to heal. As for the physical book, the print is slightly on the smaller side and the paper quality is okay but I was too captured by the words to care about the physical quality and you shouldn't care either.

Informative one. Talks about how traumas are formed and how it affects you throughout your life. It talks about the science behind it and how it fundamentally alters the structure of your brain. As usual it all comes down to how well you were taken care of when you were a little kid and was there anyone to look after your needs and provide you the love and care you deserve.

Book's content is good and interesting But the pages are thin and fragile

Great buy. It thoroughly helped me to break away from the shackles of the past. I recommend it to others who had a traumatic experience and want to come out of it.

This book is a true gem. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk takes the complex topic of trauma and makes it easy to understand without losing depth or compassion. It’s beautifully written, insightful and full of hope. Van der Kolk weaves neuroscience, psychology and personal stories into a narrative that sheds light on how body, mind and soul get imprinted by trauma. It also shows how important trauma healing and trauma awareness are for us as society. Whether you're a health practitioner, yoga teacher, coach or just someone searching for truth and healing, this is a must-read – a modern classic.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Body Keeps the Score is a very powerful and eye-opening book. It explains how our past experiences and emotional pain can affect both the mind and the body. While reading it, I learned how deeply our bodies can hold on to stress and difficult memories, even when we try to move forward. The book also talks about different ways people can begin to heal and reconnect with themselves. For me, it was a meaningful read that helped me understand my own emotions and reactions a little better. I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in learning about emotional healing and the connection between the mind and body.

This book is fairly strong and deep thought provoking . Takes time to reflect and related to one's own life . Have not completed the book but read enough to share my viewpoint . Recommend read this especially if you are in your 21 - 40 yrs age profile . Happy reading and growth .

I love this book

One of the rare books that remains in New York best sellers list for years. Still reading it but the book is crucial in psychology and contains heartbreaking stories with a real life hard experience stories some ending with successful relief and just surviving for others.

Very nice product, truly recommend it!

Libro interesante y muy completo. Trata el tema de los traumas con ejemplos reales y claros.

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This is the greatest book I have ever read. It is a lifetime of knowledge (and it is clear that it had taken a very long time to write) from a practising clinician who, as far as I can tell, is THE most well-informed person on the subject, all in one book. It can be applied to you. Therapy like this would cost thousands, and that is even if you have the good fortune to find a therapist who knows anything about it. It is perfectly written and laid out, starting with explanations about the problem and ending with explanations of how to recover. At first it was hard to read because I was only just coming to terms with having childhood trauma, and was still feeling very upset about it. However the great thing about a book is that you can take as long as you like to finish it. As I read more I understood more and more and began to feel more and more free, understood, and positive. There is SO MUCH information in here, and it is all extremely useful and interesting. I often read one sentence several times because it made such an impact on me, and after some pages (most of them!) I would think for ten minutes until I read more. This is the most helpful book I have read on the subject, and I have read a lot. It has taken me a long time to read, but recovery takes a long time. I think that if you have not been traumatised and are just reading it for interest that you would read it quickly, as it is such a great book. I feel like it has transformed me.