Book · 2025 · Self-Help

Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma

The Innate Capacity to Transform Overwhelming Experiences

by Peter A. Levine, Ph.D. · Recommended by 1 person on 1 podcast

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Why people recommend it

Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter A. Levine, Ph.D. is a foundational psychological and somatic book that explores how trauma is stored in the human body and offers physiological methods for releasing and healing from traumatic stress. The text bridges the gap between instinctual animal survival mechanisms and human emotional processing. During an appearance on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett for the episode Doctor Gabor Mate: I Regret My Interview With Prince Harry! The Shocking Link Be, guest Dr. Gabor Maté recommended the volume to the audience. Maté explicitly suggested that listeners read Peter Levine's book on trauma as a helpful resource. By highlighting this work, Maté pointed individuals toward somatic approaches for understanding and recovering from psychological distress, emphasizing the physical dimensions of trauma recovery and self-regulation for those seeking paths toward personal healing and emotional well-being outside of clinical settings.

Who recommended it

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