How Trauma Lives in the Body with Bessel van der Kolk
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Is There a Clinic for Traumatized Kids?
The first defense against trauma, like Oprah Winfrey and my friend Bruce Perry wrote a book called What Happened To You? Who is there for you? And because some horrendous thing happens to you, if people are with you, believe you, hold you, nurture you, you can regain the sense of safety. That's the single most important thing, having somebody who can hold you, lie down, not necessarily talk about it, but just let that body calm down. I wouldn't be surprised that skiing from the top of Ajax at the bottom might also be good for you. But thank you very much for your answer. Good luck.
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