A review by gossamer_lens
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk

Did not finish book. Stopped at 6%.
I cannot make it further throught this book. It seems well-written, if a bit dense. But I'm struggling to see it working for me as a book as it seems too dry and text bookish to be very engaging and too triggering to be a roadmap for anyone trying to work through trauma. Maybe it is for those who are casual observers of others trauma? I'm unsure. 

But with the above thoughts in mind, finding out about the alleged abuse that led to the author being let go from a position of power, and the tone of academic elitism... This book is a solid DNF for me. 

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