Psychological
How Trauma Shows up Small as Big
Trauma isn't just a memory; it is imprints stored in the body. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk's research shows that trauma alters how the brain processes stress and safety, causing chronic physical and emotional pain.
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The thinker
Trauma & Body Researcher
Bessel van der Kolk is a psychiatrist and author of The Body Keeps the Score, known for his pioneering research on how trauma lives in the body.
Based on The Body Trauma Expert, summarised and reframed by Insights.
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