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Bessel van der Kolk — How Trauma Lodges in the Body

On Being with Krista Tippett

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The Acceleration of Collective Trauma

I wonder how you look at this world we live in now, where it feels like there's an acceleration of what you might call collective traumatic events or tragedies. How does what you know about trauma help you think about this? I'm not sure if I shared a view with you. There's so much more news, so we are much more aware of whatever happens at any particular moment. And when they go around the country and they see the number of programs that very good-hearted people have for school kids,. etc., I'm continuously astounded by the amount of integrity and creativity and goodwill that they see everywhere around me.

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