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Oct 2022
1h 2m

Evolving Our Approach to Treating Trauma...

RICK HANSON, PH.D., FORREST HANSON
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On today’s episode of Being Well, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, the author of The Body Keeps the Score, joins Rick and Forrest to explore how trauma keeps us stuck, and how we can use imagination, self-expression, and creativity to break away from those old patterns. Along the way they talk about using somatic and non-cognitive interventions, internalized abuse, ... Show More
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