📚 The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
Explore how trauma reshapes the brain, body, and sense of self. Bessel van der Kolk, a leading psychiatrist and trauma expert with over 30 years of experience, examines how traumatic experiences become trapped in the body, disrupting brain function and affecting physical and emotional health in both adults and children.
Van der Kolk highlights human resilience, especially through the brain's neuroplasticity, and advocates for a holistic approach to trauma treatment. He discusses innovative therapies like neurofeedback, EMDR, drama, and yoga, showing how these practices can help us regain control of our bodies and restore a sense of safety.
Use these while you give it a go . . .
Timeline your past to uncover the forgotten experiences that are shaping your present, and open the door to healing at the root.
Explore how personal & ancestral experiences (environmental factors, emotions, and trauma) may be influencing your physical & mental health through alterations in gene expression.
Unblock and restore the free flow of qi (life force energy) from your core energy center — the dantian — through this ancient practice of gentle movement, breath, sound, and intention.
Slip past the thinking mind with hands-on, creative practices that help release stored emotion, break mental patterns, and create new neural pathways.
Process trauma and regulate the body with rhythmic, alternating side-to-side taps, sounds, or visuals.
Care for “little you” by giving them space to be heard, felt, and nurtured in the ways you needed as a child — then gently reparent, so together you can begin to restore a sense of safety and love.
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