How to avoid being permanently traumatized by traumatic events ...

How trauma stays in the body and how to remove it with Bessel van der Kolk | Full Interview Trauma doesn’t vanish when danger does. According to psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk, the body acts as an archive, holding fear, pain, and survival instincts long after the moment passes. Van der Kolk explains why conventional treatments for trauma fall short, and the promising new pathways to healing that science is revealing.