Zusatztext 49909326 Informationen zum Autor Peter A. Levine, Ph.D. Klappentext Discover the body's innate power to heal from traumathe classic, life-changing guide to trauma recovery from the creator of Somatic Experiencing® (SE) Unraveling trauma in body, brain, and spirita revolution in treatment and beloved global bestseller In In an Unspoken Voice , renowned trauma expert Peter A. Levine, PhD, reveals how the body holds the key to recovering from complex trauma and experiences that overwhelm our nervous systems, from adverse childhood experiences to PTSD . Drawing on decades of clinical practice, personal stories, case studies, and trauma science, Dr. Levine shows that trauma can be healedif we can learn to listen to our bodies' innate, unspoken wisdom. Through vivid accountsfrom his own near-fatal accident to the journeys of clients grappling with their own traumas and scarsyou'll learn how our nervous systems respond to threat; why trauma can leave us stuck in fear and numbness; and, most importantly, how to restore resilience and heal toward empowered, mind-body wholeness. This book explains: How shaking, trembling, and instinctive movements are essential embodied responsesand can help us release trauma safely and effectivelyThe biological map of flight, flight, freeze, and collapseand how to break free from paralyzing experiences of fear and traumaPractical steps and evidence-based exercises to help you gently discharge survival energyHow to reawaken your natural capacity for self-regulationThe SIBAMSensation, Image, Behavior, Affect, and Meaningmodel for integrating fragmented experiencesReal-life wisdom and insights from case studies of survivors In an Unspoken Voice is a compassionate, deeply human, and revelatory look at trauma and what it takes to healand shows you that you already have the embodied tools and wisdom to do so. Zusammenfassung Discover the body's innate power to heal from traumathe classic, life-changing guide to trauma recovery from the creator of Somatic Experiencing® (SE) Unraveling trauma in body, brain, and spirita revolution in treatment and beloved global bestseller In In an Unspoken Voice , renowned trauma expert Peter A. Levine, PhD, reveals how the body holds the key to recovering from complex trauma and experiences that overwhelm our nervous systems, from adverse childhood experiences to PTSD . Drawing on decades of clinical practice, personal stories, case studies, and trauma science, Dr. Levine shows that trauma can be healedif we can learn to listen to our bodies' innate, unspoken wisdom. Through vivid accountsfrom his own near-fatal accident to the journeys of clients grappling with their own traumas and scarsyou'll learn how our nervous systems respond to threat; why trauma can leave us stuck in fear and numbness; and, most importantly, how to restore resilience and heal toward empowered, mind-body wholeness. This book explains: How shaking, trembling, and instinctive movements are essential embodied responsesand can help us release trauma safely and effectively The biological map of flight, flight, freeze, and collapseand how to break free from paralyzing experiences of fear and trauma Practical steps and evidence-based exercises to help you gently discharge survival energy How to reawaken your natural capacity for self-regulation The SIBAMSensation, Image, Behavior, Affect, and Meaningmodel for integrating fragmented experiences Real-life wisdom and insights from case studies of survivors In an Unspoken Voice is a compassionate, deeply human, and revelatory look at trauma and what it takes to healand shows you that you already have the embodied tools and wisdom to do so. ...

ldquo;In An Unspoken Voice uses the author's experiences as a clinician and a student of comparative brain research to explore the nature and impact of trauma on the body and brain… Case study examples blend biology and body-oriented psychotherapy in a fine collection of insights highly recommended for college-level psychotherapy holdings.”
*—Midwest Book Review*

“In this masterpiece Peter Levine has captured the essence of trauma as residing in the ‘unspoken voice’ of our bodies. Combining a thorough study of animal ethology, brain research, and indigenous healing rituals with vast clinical knowledge, Levine provides a marvelous and original perspective on how trauma results in injuries that can be transformed and healed by attention to the natural healing powers of that reside deep within every human being.”
—Bessel van der Kolk, MD, medical director and founder of the Trauma Center at Justice Ressource Institute, director of the National Complex Trauma Treatment Network, and professor of Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine

"With this book Peter Levine secures his position in the forefront of trauma healing, as theorist, practitioner, and teacher. All of us in the therapeutic community—physicians, psychologists, therapists, aspiring healers, interested laypeople—are ever so much richer for this summation of what he himself has learned."
—Gabor Maté, MD, author of In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction

“Peter Levine’s work is visionary common sense, pure and simple.”
—Laura Huxley, lifetime partner and collaborator of Aldous Huxley

“Peter Levine’s first book, Waking the Tiger, changed the world of trauma treatment: somatic therapy, specifically Somatic Experiencing®, the name of the specific approach he developed, no longer alternative fringe practice, became a major player in the world of the mainstream psychotherapies. Like an anthropologist acquainting us with a different culture that he has made his own, Levine, in his new book, In an Unspoken Voice, systematically and engagingly initiates us into the ways of the body and the nervous system that animates it: how it works, what makes it tick, how to make friends with it, how to understand it, how to communicate with it and, last but not least, how to treat it and release it (and with it, us) from the hold of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). No longer unspoken, all that is held in the body-–in trauma and in health, in psychosomatic illness and in resilience—is described, articulated and made coherent. The result is a masterful, fluent book that seamlessly moves between evolution, science, Polyvagal theory, mind-body practice, impassioned defense of our animal natures, self-disclosure and specific step-by-step guide to treating trauma and restoring resilience. It is erudite, it is impassioned, it is learned and it is accessible.”
—Diana Fosha, PhD, director of The AEDP Institute, co-editor of The Healing Power of Emotion: Affective Neuroscience, Development and Clinical Practice, and author of The Transforming Power of Affect: A Model for Accelerated Change

“To be traumatized is to be condemned to endless repetitions of unbearable experiences. In this beautifully written and engrossing book, Peter Levine explains how trauma affects our body and mind and demonstrates how to call upon the wisdom of our bodies to overcome and transform it. The accounts of his personal and therapeutic experiences, integrated with the essentials of the sciences of trauma and healing, are highly informative and inspiring. His distinctive voice should be widely heard by survivors, clinicians and scientists.”
—Onno van der Hart, PhD, Honorary Professor of the Psychopathology of Chronic Trauma, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands, and co-author of The Haunted Self: Structural Dissociation of the Personality

“Like a wise old weaver Peter Levine painstakingly blends together strands of many dense colors into ever-fresh patterns emerging from his honed intelligence and fertile imagination. These strands comprise careful reflections o…