“The Body Keeps the Score” by Bessel van der Kolk is a book about the mechanisms of trauma and its impact on both the individual and society. The book is based on van der Kolk’s decades of experience as a psychiatrist specializing in trauma and its aftermath.<\/p>\n
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The Body Keeps the Score<\/em>\u00a0has been published in 36 languages.\u00a0As of July 2021, the book had spent more than 141 weeks on the\u00a0New York Times<\/em>\u00a0Bestseller List<\/a>\u00a0for Nonfiction, with 27 of those weeks spent in the #1 position.<\/p>\n Trauma is an emotional response to a deeply distressing or disturbing event. It is a normal reaction to an abnormal situation. Trauma can be caused by physical, sexual, or emotional abuse<\/strong>; natural disasters; car accidents; and other life-threatening events.<\/p>\n In this book, the author explains that trauma is a fact of life. Namely, one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world\u2019s foremost experts on trauma, has spent over three decades working with survivors<\/strong>.<\/p>\nWhat is trauma according to van der Kolk?<\/h2>\n