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Trauma is not what happens to us, but what we hold inside in the absence of an empathetic witness.

By Peter A. Levine
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Peter A. Levine is an American clinical psychologist, trauma therapist, and developer of somatic experiencing (SE), a neurobiological, body-based method for addressing trauma and stress disorders. He is the author of several books about healing from trauma, including Waking the Tiger.

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