Dr. Bessel van der Kolk has spent 30 years figuring out why people behave so strangely. His specialty is treating those who have endured traumas so horrific—war, carnage, incredible pain that they ...
In his best-selling book "The Body Keeps the Score," psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk explores the effects of EMDR, yoga, and limbic system therapy on treating patients suffering from post traumatic ...
The word trauma comes from the Greek word meaning “to wound.” Once reserved as a term for the lingering effect of particular horrific events on those who endured them, trauma is now seen—for better or ...
This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. It’s bad news when your university creates a committee to ensure that you ...
The Omega Institute for Holistic Studies banned Bessel van der Kolk, the author of "The Body Keeps the Score," after an event ...