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Bessel van der Kolk, MD | The Body Keeps the Score [Best of]

Good Life Project

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The Impact of Trauma on the Brain

This chapter explores how traumatic events can cause our brain to become hyper-alert and focused on survival, hindering our ability to relax and take in new information. It also discusses the physiological changes in the brain during a trauma response and the development of the frontal lobes and its impact on decision-making and self-regulation.

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