Psychiatrist and trauma researcher Bessel van der Kolk explores how trauma is stored not just in memory, but in the body and nervous system. Drawing on decades of clinical research, the book examines how experiences of overwhelm shape physiology, perception, and behavior—and why healing often requires approaches that go beyond talk therapy. Van der Kolk highlights modalities such as somatic awareness, breathwork, movement, and neurobiological regulation as pathways toward integration and repair.
Plant medicine frequently brings unresolved trauma and somatic memory to the surface. The Body Keeps the Score offers a crucial framework for understanding what emerges in the body during and after ceremony, emphasizing the importance of nervous system safety, embodiment, and trauma-informed integration rather than catharsis alone.
Psychiatrist and trauma researcher Bessel van der Kolk explores how trauma is stored not just in memory, but in the body and nervous system. Drawing on decades of clinical research, the book examines how experiences of overwhelm shape physiology, perception, and behavior—and why healing often requires approaches that go beyond talk therapy. Van der Kolk highlights modalities such as somatic awareness, breathwork, movement, and neurobiological regulation as pathways toward integration and repair.
Plant medicine frequently brings unresolved trauma and somatic memory to the surface. The Body Keeps the Score offers a crucial framework for understanding what emerges in the body during and after ceremony, emphasizing the importance of nervous system safety, embodiment, and trauma-informed integration rather than catharsis alone.