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How the Body Keeps the Score: An Interview with Dr. Bessel van der Kolk

By Isabel Pastor Guzman — 2019

In his book “The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma,” van der Kolk reveals how trauma rearranges the brain’s wiring, including areas dedicated to pleasure, engagement, control, and trust. In an effort to apply his findings in a way that improves people’s lives, he shows how these areas can be reactivated through inner focus and compassion, combined with a little help from technology.

Read on brainworldmagazine.com

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Trauma Healing