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Angie
hi, Michelle, this is probably too late, but here goes. I read this book just before I began therapy for something awful that had happened to me in the past and, to be honest, it was life changing. It is quite academic, in as much as it deals with lots of neurological facts, but it is really well written and explains things very well. It can be a self-help book if you need to understand how your body processes trauma, and in doing so it helps you understand how to deal with it all. I think what makes it easy to read is the fact that the author seems to be very compassionate and articulate.
Megan Galloway
Hi, Michelle! The Body Keeps the Score appears most useful to two separate groups of people, doctors and abuse/trauma survivors. This makes a list of discussion questions difficult to create, without understanding to which audience - or a completely different group of people - the book club is focused. Topics range from the long-term physical effects on the brain from abuse and trauma, through case studies of trauma survivors who have been misdiagnosed, given strong medications, and not really given any tools those survivors could use to release the torments, night terrors, and other emotional, psychological, and spiritual damages caused by the trauma. Oops, I see that your request was 7 months ago, but I just joined Goodreads today and I wanted you to have some response to your question. Hope you were able to develop the list you needed for the book club discussion. Blessings, Megan Erin Galloway
Elizabeth R.
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What did you learn about a social identity(ies) other than your own?
What has been the impact of this material/information on you?
What was the most challenging part of this material/information for you?
What are the three most important things you will remember from this work/information?
What about this material/information do you want to share with our congregations?
What did you learn about a social identity(ies) other than your own?
Ladyfilosopher
I do not have a direct answer to your question, but I am starting a discussion group on this book with several counselors/psychotherapists. Did you hold a group and finalise a few questions? I am just starting at an experiential level and then at a critical level. (critical: index of rape is missing several pp where the term arises .Or gender issue of social trauma.)
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