So, so, so much information on trauma, its relationship with mind and body, and treatment for it. As a counselor-in-training, I found it to be incredibly helpful in how I conceptualize trauma with future clients.

I will take a moment to point out, though, that the ways in which the author/researcher can discuss clients and their trauma can seem a bit...brusque, in a way. Perhaps triggering, depending on the person, which is why I probably wouldn’t  recommend it as a general self-help book.

I especially appreciated the chapter on EMDR — for the longest time, I couldn’t get a good enough grasp on what it was and how it worked, but this book was a great resource for that. Overall, I thought the book to be a good resource for my professional development in general.