This book, “The Body Keeps Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma”, reveals how childhood trauma literally changes the wiring of the brain to constantly feel danger and fear. This kind of trauma particularly impacts the areas of our brain that are dedicated to: pleasure, engagement, control, and trust. The book is dedicated to revealing these impacts, but also to uncovering how these brain areas can be reactivated through neurofeedback, yoga, and other types of therapies.

Book available for purchase here.

You can find an interview with the book’s author here.

Van Der Kolk, Bessel, M.D. The Body Keeps Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of  Trauma. New York: Viking Publishing, 2014.