The Foundation of Healing
Dr. Bessel van der Kolk emphasizes the importance of feeling safe in our bodies and the need for bodily perception, not just cognitive perception. He discusses how trauma affects even the most basic bodily functions and highlights the significance of foundational activities like eating, sleeping, and breathing in trauma treatment. The conversation also explores the power of owning and healing the body, even in the face of physical impairments.In this clip
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On Being with Krista Tippett
[Unedited] Bessel van der Kolk with Krista Tippett
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What is Bessel van der Kolk's approach to trauma?
I've heard you mention before that you don't agree with the claims from Bessel Van der Kolk in his book, "The Body Keeps the Score." I'm very curious to know more about your opinion and how you understand the relationship between trauma and the body, considering there is a whole field of somatic psychology that directly relates to some central claims by Van der Kolk.
I have a question about the episode Bessel van der Kolk — How Trauma Lodges in the Body and the clip Healing Traumatic Memories. I've heard you mention before that you don't agree with the claims from Bessel Van der Kolk in his book, "The Body Keeps the Score." I'm very curious to know more about your opinion and how you understand the relationship between trauma and the body, considering there is a whole field of somatic psychology that directly relates to some central claims by Van der Kolk.