Healing Trauma
by Peter A. Levine
A short program of twelve somatic exercises with an audio component, for releasing trauma held in the body. The most practical of Levine's books.
Read it if…
you want body-based exercises you can do at home.
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Skip it if…
you have complex trauma; work with a professional first.
Try instead: Internal Family Systems Therapy →
Three things you will actually use
- Ground first.
- Track sensation, not story.
- Go slowly.
Do this first
Do the grounding and boundary exercises for a week before the others.
Our verdict
Twelve practical exercises.
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