We'll be reading Bessel van der Kolk's The Body Keeps the Score. This book is foundational for understanding the way that the body experiences and releases trauma. As usual, I'll be serving nibbles.

In The Body Keeps the Score, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk 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, The Body Keeps the Score exposes the tremendous power of our relationships both to hurt and to heal—and offers new hope for reclaiming lives.

This event is free and open to the public, but space is limited, so please RSVP here: https://fb.me/e/2C6mz8YhX If you'd like a free PDF of the book, you can download it from a link on the event page.