Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee BITESIZE | How To Begin Healing Your Past & How Trauma Impacts Your Physical Health | Dr Bessel van der Kolk #564
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Jun 12, 2025 
In this engaging conversation, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, a professor of psychiatry and author of 'The Body Keeps the Score', discusses the deep impacts of trauma on both mental and physical health. He differentiates trauma from stress and explains how traumatic experiences carve lasting imprints in our bodies. He advocates for body-oriented therapies, such as yoga, as essential tools for healing. The episode also highlights the significance of social support, emotional regulation, and movement in navigating the recovery journey.
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Trauma Robs Control Over Self
- Trauma disrupts your sense of control over your emotions and reactions.
- You may become reactive or shut down, losing control of intense emotional responses.
Trauma Extends Stress Response
- Stress ends once the stressful event is over and the body returns to normal.
- Trauma causes persistent stress responses that alter nervous system function.
Social Support Buffers Trauma
- Social support after trauma significantly aids recovery and resilience.
- Connection with loved ones forms vital comfort and helps overcome trauma impacts.
