The Body Keeps the Score: The Trauma Book Everyone Recommends—But Should They?

05/03/2025 40 min

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Episode Synopsis

🚨 New Episode Alert! 🚨🎙️ "Deciphering Growth" is back, and this time, we're tackling a big one— The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk.This book has been a go-to on trauma for years, but does it hold up? 🤔 Tiffany Graves & Eric Stone dive into the good, the bad, and the very questionable parts of this widely praised book.🔥 We discuss:✅ What the book gets right about trauma & healing❌ The problematic perspectives on victims & therapy⚖️ Whether this book is still the trauma resource👀 Surprising controversies about the authorLet’s just say… it gets spicy. 🌶️ You don’t want to miss this one!📢 What are your thoughts on The Body Keeps the Score? Love it? Hate it? Let’s talk in the comments! ⬇️#TraumaInformed #MentalHealthPodcast #TheBodyKeepsTheScore #BookReview #DecipheringGrowthPodcast #TherapyTalk

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