I'm Fine

Dr. Bessel van der Kolk: Trauma, the Body, and the Power of Community

I'm Fine

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Send us a message with any of your thoughts, questions and feedback I’m Fine hosted by Jean Campbell meets psychiatrist and trauma pioneer Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, author of the seminal book The Body Keeps the Score. Recorded at Balliol College, Oxford, after he spoke at the Masters Event this wide-ranging conversation explores what trauma really is — beyond war and catastrophe and why connection, safety, and community are at the heart of healing. In this conversation they discuss how trauma...

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