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50-70% of people will experience a trauma in their life, but how do you heal from these devastating experiences? If the Body Keeps the Score, according to Bessel van der Kolk this is how you get even with trauma.Bessel van der Kolk is Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine and President of the Trauma Research Foundation. He is the author of the global bestselling book ‘The Body Keeps The Score’.In this conversation, Bessel and Steven discuss topics such as, how to heal from childhood trauma, the benefits of EMDR therapy, the link between screens and loneliness, and how trauma physically changes your brain.00:00 Intro02:32 Bessel's Mission03:09 What Is Trauma?04:37 What Trauma Treatments Do You Disagree With?06:03 Does Rationalising Your Trauma Help?07:01 What Is Considered Trauma?09:40 Can Small Events Lead to Trauma?10:20 Bessel's Experience as a Psychiatrist12:43 Bessel's Parents15:31 Consequences of Child Abuse16:07 Is It Important to Understand Childhood Experiences?16:42 Was Your Mother an Incest Victim?17:31 How Many Patients Trace Issues to Childhood Experiences?18:01 Examples of Child Abuse19:18 How Culture Influences Parenting21:52 Disciplining Children24:03 Liberation Equals Separation25:44 What Did You Learn for Your Children?27:01 Medical Treatment for Behavioural Dysfunctions in Children30:36 Impact of Movement on Healing32:00 Importance of Secure Attachment to a Caregiver32:57 Can You Heal from Childhood Trauma?34:32 The Body Keeps the Score36:27 Somatic Approach to Healing36:53 Are Women More in Touch with Somatic Healing?38:02 Impact of Trauma on Creativity41:14 Trauma as a Perception45:05 How Many People Have Trauma?45:50 How Does Trauma Affect Brain Activity?50:00 Study: Reliving a Traumatic Event55:13 Most Radical Improvement in Clinical Practice55:55 EMDR59:01 Demonstration of EMDR1:04:12 Breath work1:05:55 Impact of Yoga on Trauma1:06:23 Study: Effects of a Weekly Yoga Class1:08:09 Disconnection and Hypersensitivity1:10:26 Impact of Physical Activity on Trauma1:13:15 Picking Up People's Energy1:16:01 Challenges of Individualistic Cultures1:16:48 Role of Community and Social Connections in Trauma1:17:37 Are Women Better at Forming Connections?1:18:19 Building Relationships in the Army1:19:13 Building Connections Through Sports1:20:19 How to Get By in an Individualistic Society1:21:13 Are You Optimistic About the Future?1:22:12 Are You Able to Point Out Anything Good About Trump?1:22:33 Human Inclination Toward Fighting1:22:54 Three Ways to Reverse the Damage of Trauma1:25:52 Types of Brainwaves1:27:48 Psychedelic Therapy1:28:26 Body Practices1:29:07 Is Touch Healing?1:29:21 Talk Therapy1:29:46 Bessel's View on Taking Medications1:30:08 The Bottom-Up Approach1:31:53 Does Going to the Gym Help?1:34:05 Bessel's View on Psychedelic Therapy1:38:00 Effects of MDMA1:39:25 Impact of Psychedelics on Treatment-Resistant Depression1:40:32 Bessel's Experience with Psychedelics1:43:11 How Did Psychedelic Experiences Change You?1:43:48 Have You Healed from Your Trauma?1:44:36 Psychodrama1:49:33 The Rise in ADHD Diagnoses1:51:45 Cause of ADHD1:52:42 Is ADHD Over diagnosed?1:55:21 How Can We Raise Untraumatised Kids?1:56:24 Helping People in Traumatic Events1:58:20 Question from the Previous GuestFollow Bessel: Website - https://g2ul0.app.link/fJd55uRwqPb Studies mentioned:besselvanderkolk.tiiny.coYou can purchase Bessel’s book, ‘The Body Keeps The Score’, here: https://g2ul0.app.link/hLePea0wqPb Get your hands on the Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards here: https://appurl.io/iUUJeYn25vYou can purchase the The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards: Second Edition, here: https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb Follow me:https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb Sponsors:PerfectTed - https://www.perfectted.com with code DIARY40 for 40% off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
