Breaking the Grip of Trauma

“Trauma is not just an event that took place sometime in the past; it is also the imprint left by that experience on mind, brain, and body.”

–Bessel von der Kolk, The Body Keeps the Score

Trauma can play an ongoing role in our lives, often in destructive ways that we don’t understand or expect. If we can learn to identify the reverberations of trauma in our bodies, we can begin to explore its dimensions, and work toward reducing its power over us.