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                          <p>Our book for October is <em>The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma</em> by Dutch psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk.</p>
                          <p>From Amazon: Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; 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’s foremost experts on trauma, has spent over three decades working with survivors. In <em>The Body Keeps the Score</em>, he uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising sufferers’ capacities for pleasure, engagement, self-control, and trust. He explores innovative treatments – from neurofeedback and meditation to sports, drama, and yoga – that offer new paths to recovery by activating the brain’s natural neuroplasticity. Based on Dr. van der Kolk’s own research and that of other leading specialists, <em>The Body Keeps the Score</em> exposes the tremendous power of our relationships both to hurt and to heal – and offers new hope for reclaiming lives.</p>
                          <p>“War zones may be nearer than you think, as the 25 percent of US citizens raised with alcoholic relatives might attest…In a narrative packed with decades of findings and case studies, he traces the evolution of treatments from the ‘chemical coshes’ of the 1970s to neurofeedback, mindfulness and other nuanced techniques.” – Nature</p>
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