**Unraveling Trauma in the Body, Brain and Mind-a Revolution in Treatment**
Peter A. Levine, PhD, holds doctorates in both medical biophysics and psychology. The developer of Somatic Experiencing , a body-awareness approach to healing trauma, and founder of the Foundation for Human Enrichment, he conducts trainings in this work throughout the world and in various indigenous cultures. Dr. Levine was a stress consultant for NASA on the development of the space shuttle project and was a member of the Institute of World Affairs Task Force of Psychologists for Social Responsibility in developing responses to large-scale disasters and ethno-political warfare. Levine's international best seller, Waking the Tiger- Healing Trauma, has been translated into twenty-two languages. His recent interests include the prevention of trauma in children, and he has co-written two books, with Maggie Kline, in this area- Trauma Through a Child's Eyes and Trauma-Proofing Your Kids. Levine's original contribution to the field of Body-Psychotherapy was honored in 2010 when he received the Life Time Achievement award from the United States Association for Body Psychotherapy (USABP). For further information on Dr. Levine's trainings, projects and literature, visit www.traumahealing.com and www.somaticexperiencing.com.
"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 Mate, 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(R), 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 on
his own personal healing, his work with others, insights from
studies with animals, different views from indigenous peoples here
and elsewhere, various scientists exploring the biologies of the
body, spiritual practices in many traditions and whatever else
passes in front of his sparkling eyes. His first (and now iconic)
book, Waking the Tiger, is now part of the canon for the
education of therapists. This major new book is a welcome landmark
in his long history of creating an intricate tapestry of Somatic
theory and practice."
--Don Hanlon Johnson, PhD, professor of Somatics at California
Institute of Integral Studies, founder of the first accredited
graduate studies program in the field, and author of Bone,
Breath, and Gesture: Practices of Embodiment and Everyday
Hopes, Utopian Dreams: Reflections on American Ideals
"For more than forty years, Peter Levine has gently, humorously,
and with stunning simplicity, shown us how trauma responses are
part of a brilliant psychological self-protection system; a
protection system that we, professionals and laypeople alike,
unwittingly block with our many 'normal' responses. If you want to
grasp the essence of how and why the trauma response can help
people heal, read this book. If you want to help a traumatized
person lessen the impact of the trauma while it's happening, read
this book. If you want to understand your own journey through
stress and trauma, read this book. If you want some trail markers
for a path from the daze of dissociation to the reemergence of deep
vibrant aliveness and spiritual feeling, read this book."
--Marianne Bentzen, international trainer in Neuroaffective
Psychotherapy, Copenhagen, Denmark "Peter Levine conveys his
profound scientific understanding of post-traumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) so vividly that the reader can sense, feel and identify with
the many traumatized children and adults he has worked with. Levine
helps us to understand the complexity of PTSD seen from the outside
as well as felt from the inside. He invites us into a spiritual
dimension that draws equally on science and experience. Through his
poetic style the reader is conducted from the built-in reactions of
the nervous system to deep mental scars, and to how the skilled
PTSD therapist can guide far-reaching healing processes. Levine's
understanding is vast in its scope, from an evolutionary
understanding of the source of trauma to a spiritual dimension of
how we as human beings can be strengthened by healing from
trauma."
--Susan Hart, Danish psychologist, author of Brain, Attachment,
Personality: An Introduction to Neuroaffective Development and
The Impact of Attachment: Developmental Neuroaffective
Psychology "This book stands as a worthy sequel to Levine's
groundbreaking Waking the Tiger. He expands his concepts of
the neurophysiological basis for trauma with a thorough review of
the science of trauma and his own creative theories, providing rich
insights for application to the business of healing. Valuable case
studies illustrate the 'whys' of the behavior of the trauma victim,
and useful tools help the therapist enlist the body in the
process."
--Robert Scaer, MD, author of The Trauma Spectrum and The
Body Bears the Burden "Peter Levine's approach to understanding
and healing trauma is innovative, vital and thoroughly creative.
The map for therapy that he introduces is very helpful to any
healer of trauma. Once again Levine reminds us that our
evolutionary ancestors are not so removed from us. That we and the
other animals are all one family and that we should learn from
them, as our survival and sanity depends on it. Levine's suggestion
to change post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to post-traumatic
stress injury (PTSI) is much more realistic as we are healing the
hurt and not the disorder."
--Mira Rothenberg, author of Children with Emerald Eyes and
founder of Blueberry Treatment Centers "In the detailed,
thoroughly researched, and easy-to-read book, In An Unspoken Voice,
Peter A. Levine gives readers a fascinating new perspective on
dealing with and healing from stress and trauma. ... Anyone working
in the holistic health and wellness field, or even a contemporary
health care practitioner, will derive great amounts of knowledge
from this book that can be applied and practiced within their own
healing environments."
--CirclesOfLight.com "In an Unspoken Voice is a life enhancing
read."
--Bipolar Disorder Batesy
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