Collective Trauma Summit Presentation: The Cumulative Effects of Trauma
Bessel van der Kolk, Author of The Body Keeps the Score
Collective Trauma Summit Presentation: The Cumulative Effects of Trauma
Bessel van der Kolk, Author of The Body Keeps the Score
In this presentation from the 2019 Collective Trauma Summit, author of The Body Keeps the Score Bessel van der Kolk shares his deeply profound knowledge of the physical and somatic effects of trauma. He outlines how the body resets to interpret the world as a dangerous place and how bodily sensations must be addressed to better process trauma.