The Body Keeps the Score

Mind, Brain and Body in the Transformation of Trauma

By: Bessel van der Kolk

Narrated by: Sean Pratt

Length: 16 hrs and 16 mins

Publisher's summary

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THE NEW YORK TIMES AND AUDIBLE BESTSELLER

The effects of trauma can be devastating for sufferers, their families and future generations. Here one of the world's experts on traumatic stress offers a bold new paradigm for treatment, moving away from standard talking and drug therapies and towards an alternative approach that heals mind, brain and body.

This inspiring and timeless audiobook is read by Sean Pratt.

©2019 Bessel van der Kolk (P)2019 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

Fascinating, hard to put down, and filled with powerful case histories. . . . the most important series of breakthroughs in mental health in the last thirty years (Norman Doidge, author of The Brain That Changes Itself)

Dr. van der Kolk's masterpiece combines the boundless curiosity of the scientist, the erudition of the scholar, and the passion of the truth teller (Judith Herman, M.D., author of Trauma and Recovery)

A masterpiece of powerful understanding and brave heartedness, one of the most intelligent and helpful works on trauma I have ever read. . . a brilliant synthesis of clinical cases, neuroscience, powerful tools and caring humanity, offering a whole new level of healing (Jack Kornfied, author of A Path With Heart)

Incredible read for self and community!

I’ve learnt so much about myself, trauma processing and building empathy for those around me. This book is comprehensive and practical even to a layman. It is a mirror to the reader and best read with an open mind, honest self reflection and hopefully will inspire A desire to heal oneself.

Recommend this 100%

Very helpful

I understand so much more about trauma. Highly recommend to anyone who wants to heal or help to heal others .

Bound to become a classical

Heaven ,t read or listened to any book on trauma before . Read on psychologie/ neuropsychology/ .
This book seems to cover all for me . It helped me understanding myself and my trauma’s ( most of them little t trauma,d)
I think it is a must read for anybody who is interested in psychologie and trauma .
It is really well lived well researched and on top off the game and still easy to read as a layman.

Remarkable

I think it was one of the best books I have heard in my life! brilliant and captivating, I am so happy I have found it.

Recommend it to anyone, who is interested in people

Recommend it to anyone, who is interested in people. The book shares a great knowledge of trauma and ways to overcome it

An absolutely fantastic book

The book is wonderful. The narrator is slow paced, but putting the speed to 1.5x fixes the issue. Would and will read again.

Trauma is real

the fact that trauma is real and there are other ways than chemicals to treat is with.

Excellent description of psychology of resume and ptsd in context

Aside from the well-researched and fascinating information about psychological and physiological effects of trauma + successful therapies, the book also addresses some of the historical and “political” context of the struggle to see and recognize and properly diagnose/treat patients. Really well-done.

Good material. Poor narrative

The author knows what he's talking about. He has rich experience to communicate buut unfortunately he does a mediocre job at it. The story is repetitive and boring. It is too much about himself and his achievements.

Must read

A book that leave you thinking, subject interesting , but be aware that traumas from past might come up