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The Body Keeps the Score

Bessel van der Kolk's widely read book on trauma and the body.

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What is it?

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What may it help with?

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How does it work?

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What does the evidence say?

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What does a session or practice look like?

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Risks and considerations

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Questions to ask a practitioner

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What next?

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