Peter Levine's Secret to Releasing Trauma from the Body

Gilbert McCurdy

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Peter Levine's Secret to Releasing Trauma from the Body

In this video clip from his keynote address, "Trauma and the Unspoken Voice of the Body," trauma expert and bestselling author Peter Levine explains how the body stores the memory of a traumatic event. Featuring a clip from an actual session with a combat veteran, Levine then demonstrates an exercise for releasing trauma from the body.

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If you grew up in challenging circumstances, you may have found it difficult to tolerate uncomfortable emotions, especially if they felt uncontrollable. You may have learned to not trust others or there was no one to go to for comfort. This can begin the search for something to trust and rely upon to escape and relieve the discomfort that you feel may never end. Alcohol, drugs, sex, food, gambling, etc. often promise this relief, at least on a temporary basis; but, the promise of this relationship can lead one down the road to a "pathological relationship" with these substances / behaviors.

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Peter Levine's Secret to Releasing Trauma from the Body

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Gilbert McCurdy, LCSW, SEP

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