Trauma and the Body
Eve reflects on the connection between trauma and illness, sharing her personal experiences and the impact it had on her body. She explores the need to process trauma and the importance of being connected to our bodies.In this clip
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[Unedited] Eve Ensler with Krista Tippett
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I have a question about the episode 75. The Secrets to Self-Love and Healthy Relationships | Jillian Turecki and the clip Healing Through Connection. 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.
Is it fair to say that the brain can build on traumatic memories, preventing a person from taking actions that could allow them to heal themselves, as discussed in the episodes Something Scary Happened The Other Day and I Wanted To Talk To You About It | Mel Robbins Podcast and 478: Are you metabolizing your trauma? | Functional medicine expert Will Cole, D.C.?
For example, I produced a huge activation, which was the largest success of my career, that opened on my mother's birthday. Two weeks later, she died in her sleep. Now, when I attempt to work on large, challenging projects like this one, I can start the process creatively but have great trouble following through on distributing it to people who could help me execute it. Is that a fair analysis of how my mind is perceiving my actions as leading to a similar tragic outcome?