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Psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk on how to recover from our deepest pain

14 mins | Sep 26, 2021
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Trauma, trust and triumph. Bessel van der Kolk's 2014 book, "The Body Keeps the Score", has become a colossal pandemic hit, topping bestseller lists and even securing meme status on social media. So what does it tell us about the world we live in? Zoe Williams interviews the psychiatrist and author about the resurgence of his complex account of trauma and PTSD.

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