2022-02-24
1 小时 0 分钟The thing that people don't talk enough about, to my mind, is that when you get traumatized, it makes it very difficult to learn important new life skills and to grow and to mature in some ways, because you keep sort of getting stuck, of, I'm a little child who's getting hurt, and you don't have the opportunity to really feel, oh, that's what it feels like to be an adult who's more or less in charge of their own lives.
So these last few years, they've dealt.
A lot of blows to our state.
Of mind, body, and health.
And on some level, it's been hard to escape some form of trauma, even if you can't point to a big capital t thing that happened.
We live in this perpetual sea of micro moments that unsettle, upset, and shake us in a way that can leave a mark.
Whether we know it's there or not, whether we realize or acknowledge it, it's affecting so many of us.
You, me, pretty much everyone on some level.
The question is, what do we do about that?
This is the very question I explore with my guest this week.
Bessel Vanderkel, legendary trauma researcher, psychiatrist, and author of a book that has been locked onto the number one spot on the New York Times bestseller list for years now.
The body keeps the score, and the very fact that it has been there speaks to the pervasiveness of what so many have been feeling.
In 1984, Bessel established one of the first clinical research centers in the US dedicated to the study and treatment of traumatic stress in civilian populations, while also training researchers and clinicians specializing in the study and treatment of traumatic stress.
He was a member of the first neuroimaging team to investigate how trauma actually changes the brain.
And his efforts led to the establishment of the trauma Research foundation, developing new treatment models that are widely taught and implemented nationwide.
A research lab that studies the effects of neurofeedback, an MDMA on behavior and mood and executive functioning, and numerous trainings.
Nationwide, too, a variety of mental health professionals and educators, parent groups, policymakers, and even law enforcement personnel.
A quick alert before we dive into this deeply important and valuable conversation.
Trauma comes from many different experiences, some of them deeply disturbing and potentially triggering.
In this conversation, which is focused much more on how trauma affects us and what we can do about it.