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Benjamin asked this question about The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma:

Hi is someone able to tell me if this is a self help book or more academic? Im looking for something to read to address some of my own life but not really an academic opinion. Rather something i can practically apply to my life. Any advice appreciated

Manny I think it strikes a great balance between being a self-help therapeutic and academic. There is a lot of stories that are based on the author's profes…moreI think it strikes a great balance between being a self-help therapeutic and academic. There is a lot of stories that are based on the author's professional experience. Some of them are about his patients and some of about people who participate in his research. But the author's language is mostly lay except probably in the first few chapters. However, I think they are necessary to lay the ground for what follows. I read the book seeking a personal self-help therapeutic experience, and it didn't disappoint.(less)

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