Podcasts that mention 📚 The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel A. Van der Kolk

Many may have heard of the book 'The Body Keeps the Score,' which suggests that trauma can be stored in the body; however, it is important to clarify that traumas aren't actually stored in the body itself. What is stored are the activations of neural circuits that include both the brain and body, which center around a brain structure called the insula.

The host discusses the book 'The Body Keeps the Score,' which suggests that trauma can be stored in the body. He elaborates that while the effects of trauma affect the body, it is actually the neural circuits connecting the brain and body that hold the trauma, with a focus on a brain structure known as the insula.

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