In an Unspoken Voice
by Peter A. Levine
Levine's fuller account of Somatic Experiencing: how trauma lives in the body, the biology of freeze and discharge, and case studies of release. More scientific than Waking the Tiger.
Read it if…
you want the theory behind body-based trauma work in depth.
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Skip it if…
you want self-help exercises; see Healing Trauma.
Try instead: Healing Trauma →
Three things you will actually use
- Trauma is in the body, not just the story.
- Incomplete defensive responses need completion.
- Titrate; small doses heal.
Do this first
Read the chapter on the freeze response and notice your own body under stress.
Our verdict
Somatic theory, in depth.
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