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Hi is someone able to tell me if this is a self help book or more academic? Im looking for something to read to address some of my own life but not really an academic opinion. Rather something i can practically apply to my life. Any advice appreciated

Sophy H I'd say it is academic in nature but it covers lots of different therapies in the second part of the book that may be helpful to you. Also there is a â€¦m´Ç°ù±ðI'd say it is academic in nature but it covers lots of different therapies in the second part of the book that may be helpful to you. Also there is a list of resources at the back. To be honest, just reading this book and discovering some of the issues behind trauma can be useful in itself. (less)

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does anyone have a list of book club discussion questions that can be used to discuss this book?

Angie hi, Michelle, this is probably too late, but here goes. I read this book just before I began therapy for something awful that had happened to me in thâ€¦m´Ç°ù±ðhi, Michelle, this is probably too late, but here goes. I read this book just before I began therapy for something awful that had happened to me in the past and, to be honest, it was life changing. It is quite academic, in as much as it deals with lots of neurological facts, but it is really well written and explains things very well. It can be a self-help book if you need to understand how your body processes trauma, and in doing so it helps you understand how to deal with it all. I think what makes it easy to read is the fact that the author seems to be very compassionate and articulate. (less)

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How would one approach this book today given van der Kolk's history of being toxic and abusive in the workplace? How do we parse these "experts" who are revealed to have such a dichotomy between their public and private selves? (search "van der Kolk abuse" if you don't like this question) Sometimes there aren't other resources easily available.

Ava Kahn While in graduate school, I asked this same question to my trauma professor, after she assigned us this book (and everything came to light LITERALLY dâ€¦m´Ç°ù±ðWhile in graduate school, I asked this same question to my trauma professor, after she assigned us this book (and everything came to light LITERALLY during my time in graduate school); the simple answer is that he may be a terrible human, but he happens to be a brilliant psychiatrist (albeit misogynistic narcissist).

I went to a workshop with him in the Bahamas at a yoga retreat center, and the first thing he said was "everything I know about trauma, I learned from my childhood." To me, this explains his narcissism and misogyny (does not excuse it), and perhaps is what makes him so brilliant on the topic.

It's unfortunate that he happens to be who he is as a human, however, I would not discount the work, because it is legitimate.(less)

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Has anyone listened to the audio version? If so, was the narrator pleasant to listen to?

Catherine Currently listening to the audiobook version narrated by Sean Pratt, and I think he does an excellent job; very pleasant voice and good pace.

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Hello Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Community! As someone who was fortunate to never experience any real trauma in life (so far), would I find any practical and useful information/advice in this book? Thank you, Ilia

Katie Yes, I think so ... I found it fascinating and helpful even though I would say I'm in a similar situation as you. I think it's helpful for looking at â€¦m´Ç°ù±ðYes, I think so ... I found it fascinating and helpful even though I would say I'm in a similar situation as you. I think it's helpful for looking at the world at large that has experienced a lot of trauma.(less)

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