Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsMeet Bessel van der KolkWhy Dr. van der Kolk Is Mentally StrongWhat You’ll Hear on the ShowWhat You’ll Learn About Mental Health and Mental StrengthQuotes From Dr. van der KolkMore About the Podcast
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Meet Bessel van der Kolk
Why Dr. van der Kolk Is Mentally Strong
What You’ll Hear on the Show
What You’ll Learn About Mental Health and Mental Strength
Quotes From Dr. van der Kolk
More About the Podcast
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Every Monday onThe Verywell Mind Podcast, Amy Morin, LCSW, interviews authors, experts, entrepreneurs, athletes, musicians, and other inspirational people about the strategies that help them think, feel, and do their best in life.
Bessel van der Kolk, MD is a clinician, researcher, and professor who is best known for his work onposttraumatic stress disorder. He’s the medical director at the Trauma Center in Boston. He’s also a professor of psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine and director of the National Complex Trauma Treatment Network.
He’s the author of the wildly popular book “The Body Keeps the Score.” In it, he describes the link between the brain, mind, and body and the treatment strategies that can help peopleheal from trauma.
Dr. Van der Kolk has done extensive research about trauma. And he shares his findings to help inform clinicians about the best treatments available.
He also shares stories from his own practice and talks about what has worked and what hasn’t in his experience treating others. He makes it clear that there are many more paths to healing other than the ones he speaks on.
Signs of Childhood Trauma in Adults
There’s a lot of information about the “best” treatments for mental health. But sometimes, the things that heal someone aren’t necessarily a form of traditional therapy.
That’s why it’s important to be open to trying various strategies that might work for you. Be open to a variety of options until you find the things that help you feel your best.
Dr. van der KolkTo open yourself up and be able to tell somebody what is bothering you is a major act of courage.
Dr. van der Kolk
To open yourself up and be able to tell somebody what is bothering you is a major act of courage.
How Trauma Can Affect Your Relationship
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Links and ResourcesVisit Dr. van der Kolk’s website:BesselvanderKolk.comCheck outThe Body Keeps The Score12 Tips for Dealing With TraumaIs There a Cure for PTSD?
Links and Resources
Visit Dr. van der Kolk’s website:BesselvanderKolk.comCheck outThe Body Keeps The Score12 Tips for Dealing With TraumaIs There a Cure for PTSD?
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