The Omega Institute for Holistic Studies banned Bessel van der Kolk, the author of "The Body Keeps the Score," after an event ...

For decades, Bessel van der Kolk, a psychiatrist whose ideas about how the body records pain helped millions find language for their suffering, has been regarded as the world’s leading expert in the ...

The word trauma comes from the Greek word meaning “to wound.” Once reserved as a term for the lingering effect of particular horrific events on those who endured them, trauma is now seen—for better or ...

Earlier this month, psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk, a pioneer in trauma research, sparked outrage as he led a workshop on trauma at the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, a retreat center in ...

Following his termination from the treatment center he founded 35 years ago for alleged misconduct, renowned trauma researcher, author, and psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk is speaking out in ...

#1 New York Times bestseller "Essential reading for anyone interested in understanding and treating traumatic stress and the scope of its impact on society." and?Alexander McFarlane, Director of the ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. “You have to read this book,” my new psychologist informed me. As a teenager, I was ...

Join Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world's foremost experts on trauma, and bestselling author of The Body Keeps the Score, for an experiential workshop on the neuroscience of traumatic stress and ...

In his book, The Body Keeps the Score, trauma expert Bessel van der Kolk points out that organized psychiatry in 2011 refused to acknowledge that “childhood adverse experiences lead to substantial ...