He's one of the biggies in trauma research, and created a trauma center not really far from me.
The book so far is great! I feel like I'm getting to know my brain, and it feels good to have it validated. I love this book!!!!! It just came out September 25th this year.
Bessel Van Der Kolk's new book The body keeps the score"
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Thanks for your comments, will check this one out!
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Have been reading this and am finding a lot of support and comfort in the pages! Monica Cassani has an interview with the author on her website, Beyond Meds. So grateful I found this book!
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Chiming in that I think Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk is brilliant and friend to all survivors. I haven't read the book but intend to soon.
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I've been reading parts of this book this a.m. It's very powerful, and I'm having to just read a tiny bit, then walk away.
He writes about letting yourself know what you know and feel what you feel. It feels really good and really terrifying at the same time!
All this is very slow going for me. The holidays are over, all the grandchildren's birthdays are over, and now I have the time to truly attend to myself. In my whole life before now, I've never felt safe enough to really do this. I believe and feel that I am safe and can do this now, but slowly and carefully and very, very gently.
I've learned not to overwhelm myself and to modulate my healing process: working gently with mind, heart and body. Knowing what I know and feeling what I feel brings me tremendous peace and tremendous pain at the same time!
I have to say that I hate, hate, hate how much this hurts and how much grief is there.
He writes about letting yourself know what you know and feel what you feel. It feels really good and really terrifying at the same time!
All this is very slow going for me. The holidays are over, all the grandchildren's birthdays are over, and now I have the time to truly attend to myself. In my whole life before now, I've never felt safe enough to really do this. I believe and feel that I am safe and can do this now, but slowly and carefully and very, very gently.
I've learned not to overwhelm myself and to modulate my healing process: working gently with mind, heart and body. Knowing what I know and feeling what I feel brings me tremendous peace and tremendous pain at the same time!
I have to say that I hate, hate, hate how much this hurts and how much grief is there.