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In "The Body Keeps the Score," psychiatrist Dr. Bessel van der Kolk explores trauma's profound impact on the brain and body and offers innovative treatments. Drawing on decades of research and clinical experience, the book reveals how trauma reshapes the body and brain, compromising sufferers’ capacities for pleasure, engagement, self-control, and trust. It details revolutionary therapies such as neurofeedback, mindfulness techniques, and yoga that rewire the brain for recovery. Van der Kolk emphasizes the importance of understanding bodily sensations, not just verbal memories, in healing psychological wounds. The work integrates neuroscience with clinical practices, making it a definitive resource on trauma and healing for therapists, survivors, and anyone interested in understanding how trauma fundamentally alters human experience.