Where Trauma Begins (Peter Levine, PhD)
Listen now (46 mins) | “There are therapies where the person is made to relive their traumas over and over and over again. It's called flooding. And that's the one type..."
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If you’ve read or heard anything about trauma, you likely knowPeter Levine’s name, as he’s the father of Somatic Experiencing, a body-awareness approach to healing trauma that’s informed the practice of almost every trauma-worker today. Levine is a prolific writer—his international best seller, Waking the Tiger, has been translated into twenty-two languages—though much of his work has been for fellow academics and teachers. He’s just published a new book, An Autobiography of Trauma: A Healing Journey, which is highly accessible for all of us. It’s a beautiful book that recounts how he came to understand the somatic experience of trauma through an event in his own childhood—and the scientists and cultures he encountered along the way that informed what ultimately became a world-changing protocol.
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Peter Levine, PhD Episode
MORE FROM PETER LEVINE, PHD:
An Autobiography of Trauma: A Healing Journey
Waking the Tiger: The Innate Capacity to Transform Overwhelming Experiences
Trauma & Memory: Brain and Body in a Search for the Living Past
In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness