Book discussion series launches with The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma. Written by Dutch psychiatrist Dr. Bessel van der Kolk. In this episode we discussion Part 1: The Rediscovery of Trauma; Chapter 1: Lessons from Vietnam Veterans.

The Body Keeps The Score (Part 1, Chapter 1)

In chapter 2 of Dr. Bessel van der Kolk's book The Body Keeps The Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, we cover The pharmacological revolution: The new paradigm of the “Brain-Disease” model and the label “disorders” as aberrations of the brain; chemical imbalances that could be fixed according to the disease. 

This chapter also covers several research studies that helped to better understand traumatized people and those living with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

The Body Keeps the Score (Part 1, Chapter 2)

"Running For Your Life: The Anatomy of Survival"
In this chapter, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk breaks down the anatomy of our brain and their respective functions. We learn how trauma effects and interferes with how these various parts work together.

The Body Keeps the Score (Part 2: "This is Your Brain on Trauma"; Chapter 1)

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