The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk

One of the world's experts on traumatic stress offers a bold new paradigm for treatment, moving towards an approach that heals mind, brain and body.

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Listen to the inspiring and timeless audiobook bestseller.

"An astonishing and important book. The trauma Bible. I cannot recommend it enough for anyone struggling with...well...anything." (Tara Westover)

"Dr. van der Kolk's masterpiece combines the boundless curiosity of the scientist, the erudition of the scholar and the passion of the truth teller." (Judith Herman, author of Trauma and Recovery)

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