<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[author results for "Van der Kolk, Bessel A."]]></title><description><![CDATA[author results for "Van der Kolk, Bessel A."]]></description><link>https://gateway.bibliocommons.com/v2/libraries/granum/rss/search?query=%22Van%20der%20Kolk%2C%20Bessel%20A.%22&amp;searchType=author&amp;view=grouped</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 05:40:35 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[The Body Keeps the Score]]></title><description><![CDATA[A pioneering researcher and one of the world's foremost experts on traumatic stress offers a bold new paradigm for healing. Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Such experiences inevitably leave traces on minds, emotions, and even on biology. Sadly, trauma sufferers frequently pass on their stress to their partners and children. Renowned trauma expert Bessel van der Kolk has spent over three decades working with survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score, he transforms our understanding of traumatic stress, revealing how it literally rearranges the brain's wiring, specifically areas dedicated to pleasure, engagement, control, and trust. He shows how these areas can be reactivated through innovative treatments including neurofeedback, mindfulness techniques, play, yoga, and other therapies. Based on Dr. van der Kolk's own research and that of other leading specialists, The Body Keeps the Score offers proven alternatives to drugs and talk therapy,and a way to reclaim lives.]]></description><link>https://granum.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C1499361</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://granum.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C1499361</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Van der Kolk, Bessel A.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://granum.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1499361040</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780670785933/MC.GIF&amp;client=chinookarch&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Widen the Window]]></title><description><![CDATA["A pioneering researcher gives us a new understanding of stress and trauma, as well as the tools to heal and thrive"--]]></description><link>https://granum.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C3112961</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://granum.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C3112961</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stanley, Elizabeth A.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://granum.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3112961040</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Training your Brain and Body to Thrive During Stress and Recover From Trauma</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780735216594/MC.GIF&amp;client=chinookarch&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Body-oriented Trauma Therapy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the past several years, many therapists have found that working with clients to identify where and how they hold trauma in their body and helping them to release it can be far more effective than traditional talk therapy alone. They've learned that somatic approaches can help trauma survivors to befriend their body, which they so often have come to see as the enemy. In this three-part series, researchers and clinicians share their perspectives on the nature of trauma, including recent research on heart rate variability and the role of the social engagement system. They describe trauma's impact on mind and body, and the most effective tools for helping clients heal. Presenters demonstrate a variety of somatic techniques in excerpts from model therapy sessions. Body-oriented practices such as yoga and Impact Model Mugging are discussed, and ways of working with at-risk children and survivors of war and natural disasters are shown. Presenters include Bessel van der Kolk, Peter Levine, Pat Ogden, Bill Bowen, Janina Fisher, and Stephen Porges. Released 2008.]]></description><link>https://granum.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C4053582</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://granum.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C4053582</guid><category><![CDATA[VIDEO_ONLINE]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://granum.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4053582040</comments><format>VIDEO_ONLINE</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ACE Study]]></title><description><![CDATA["We saw that things like intractable smoking, things like promiscuity, use of street drugs, heavy alcohol consumption, etc. , these were fairly common in the backgrounds of many of the patients. . . These were merely techniques they were using, these were merely coping mechanisms that had gone into place." Vincent Felitti, MD. When Dr. Vincent Felitti, head of the Department of Preventive Medicine at Kaiser Permanente in San Diego, began to delve into the reasons for the high dropout rate of patients who'd been successfully losing weight in Kaiser's obesity program, he found to his surprise that a high proportion of those dropping out had histories of childhood abuse or neglect. Dr. Robert Anda, who had been doing research with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the psychosocial origins of health-risk behaviors in patients at VA hospitals, heard Felitti speak about his findings, and in 1992 the two began to collaborate on the largest-scale study to date of the incidence and effects of childhood trauma, known as the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study. According to data collected from the over 17,000 Kaiser patients in this ongoing retrospective and prospective study, adverse childhood experiences, though well concealed, are unexpectedly common, have a profound negative effect on adult health and well-being a half century later, and are a prime determinant of adult health status in the United States. The ACE Study has major implications for the healthcare professions: that all patients should be routinely screened for adverse childhood experiences; that a childhood trauma history may be very relevant to both serious illness and vague somatic complaints; and that appropriate approaches to treatment must include dealing with childhood trauma. Additional data suggest that evaluating patients for ACEs is also cost-effective. In this two-video series, Drs. Felitti and Anda, co-investigators of the ACE Study, describe the study and its ramifications. Psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk, psychotherapist Mary Tendall, and eight adult survivors of childhood trauma add their perspectives.]]></description><link>https://granum.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C4049050</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://granum.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C4049050</guid><category><![CDATA[VIDEO_ONLINE]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://granum.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4049050040</comments><format>VIDEO_ONLINE</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Complex PTSD in Children]]></title><description><![CDATA["What we really need to do to help these children is not that difficult, it's not that hard. It's something that could conceivably be available in every school system, available to every child: someone who can empathically listen to what the child is saying and work towards having them establish an environment of some safety." Joyanna Silberg. This video series describes the assessment tools and therapeutic approaches that the presenters have found most useful in working with complex PTSD in children. The clinician's role in such cases often includes working with parents or guardians as well as children with complex PTSD, and can extend far beyond the therapy room to encompass psychoeducation and advocacy.]]></description><link>https://granum.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C4049053</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://granum.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C4049053</guid><category><![CDATA[VIDEO_ONLINE]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://granum.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4049053040</comments><format>VIDEO_ONLINE</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trauma & Dissociation in Children]]></title><description><![CDATA["In order to investigate a case of suspected child abuse or litigate that case, you have to not only understand the legal issues, which are complex enough, but one really has to understand something about child development, about the impact of traumatic experiences on children, in order to understand how they react to it and to understand how we react to them." John E. B. Myers, JD. Abuse and neglect can have profound effects on children's neurological development, and on their behaviors. The often devastating impacts of trauma on children's sense of self, on their ability to regulate their emotions, and on their capacity to talk about what has happened to them can pose major challenges for child protective services workers, law enforcement investigators, forensic interviewers, and prosecutors. In this new video series, presented by the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation, leaders in the trauma field come together with experts on interviewing children and prosecuting abuse cases to give child protection professionals a grounding in the psychological impacts of abuse, and provide them with better tools for working with traumatized children. The series includes recent research on children's recantation and inconsistent accounts. The presenters include Bessel van der Kolk, Christine Courtois, Kathy Steele, Fran Waters, Richard Kluft, Victor Vieth, John E. B. Myers, and Thomas Lyon.]]></description><link>https://granum.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C4053584</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://granum.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C4053584</guid><category><![CDATA[VIDEO_ONLINE]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://granum.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4053584040</comments><format>VIDEO_ONLINE</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Treating Complex PTSD]]></title><description><![CDATA["While the therapeutic relationship is very important, and an important substrate to the patient doing his or her work, in some ways we may have to be more like plumbers than like priests. And the task of the plumber is to unplug the toilet, not to have a warm relationship with the person whose toilet is plugged. And so maybe the task of the therapist is to provide the patient the skills that allow them to manage their lives." Bessel van der Kolk. This video series describes a range of PTSD treatment approaches that the presenters have found useful in working with patients suffering from the effects of repeated victimization. Many of the skills survivors need most, learning how to tolerate touch, learning how to fight, may involve adjunctive therapies outside the traditional mental health field.]]></description><link>https://granum.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C4049055</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://granum.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C4049055</guid><category><![CDATA[VIDEO_ONLINE]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://granum.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4049055040</comments><format>VIDEO_ONLINE</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Treating the Dissociative Client]]></title><description><![CDATA["As we've come to learn more and more about dissociation, we've come to recognize that for highly traumatized individuals, that's a pretty normal process that many go through in order to defend themselves or maintain their safety, or to keep material split away because it's much too difficult to integrate it." Christine Courtois. Since dissociative disorders were rediscovered in the 1970s, enormous progress has been made in understanding how best to treat these trauma-based problems. This video series is based on the sequenced model for treating a dissociative disorder, in which the first phase is devoted to stabilization, safety, and symptom reduction, the second phase focuses on the trauma itself, and the final phase deals with resolution, reconsolidation, and reconnection. Released 1997.]]></description><link>https://granum.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C4049058</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://granum.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C4049058</guid><category><![CDATA[VIDEO_ONLINE]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://granum.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4049058040</comments><format>VIDEO_ONLINE</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Severe Early Trauma]]></title><description><![CDATA["One of the first things you need to ask is, how did you survive this? This is amazing that you're still here. It's amazing that you still have the guts to go on with your life. What is allowing you to function? What are you good at? What gives you comfort?" Bessel van der Kolk. Research undertaken for the DSM-IV revealed that survivors of repeated and severe childhood trauma generally experience a common set of problems as adults. This video series examines the wide range of symptoms for what the researchers have labeled Disorders of Extreme Stress. Four survivors of childhood trauma discuss its impact on their lives, and describe their attempts to cope with those effects, to heal, and to find meaning in life.]]></description><link>https://granum.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C4049060</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://granum.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C4049060</guid><category><![CDATA[VIDEO_ONLINE]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://granum.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4049060040</comments><format>VIDEO_ONLINE</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trauma and Memory]]></title><description><![CDATA["People have a range of capacities to deal with overwhelming experience. Some people, some kids particularly, are able to disappear into a fantasy world, to dissociate, to pretend like it isn't happening, and are able to go on with their lives. And sometimes it comes back to haunt them." Bessel van der Kolk. In this program, Bessel van der Kolk and others examine how dissociation functions as a defense against overwhelming stress, how the mind processes traumatic events, and how such traumatic memories may be stored as somatic sensations, behavioral enactments, nightmares, and flashbacks. Child abuse survivors describe their experiences of dissociation and memory retrieval. Released 1993.]]></description><link>https://granum.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C4049062</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://granum.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C4049062</guid><category><![CDATA[VIDEO_ONLINE]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://granum.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4049062040</comments><format>VIDEO_ONLINE</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Body Keeps the Score]]></title><description><![CDATA[<b>#1 <i>New York Times </i>bestseller<br>“Essential reading for anyone interested in understanding and treating traumatic stress and the scope of its impact on society.” —Alexander McFarlane, Director of the Centre for Traumatic Stress Studies<br>A pioneering researcher transforms our understanding of trauma and offers a bold new paradigm for healing in this <b><b><b><i>New York Times</i> bestseller</b></b></b></b><br>Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s foremost experts on trauma, has spent over three decades working with survivors. In <i>The Body Keeps the Score</i>, he uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising sufferers’ capacities for pleasure, engagement, self-control, and trust. He explores innovative treatments—from neurofeedback and meditation to sports, drama, and yoga—that offer new paths to recovery by activating the brain’s natural neuroplasticity. Based on Dr. van der Kolk’s own research and that of other leading specialists, <i>The Body Keeps the Score </i>exposes the tremendous power of our relationships both to hurt and to heal—and offers new hope for reclaiming lives.]]></description><link>https://granum.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C1438715</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://granum.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C1438715</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[van der Kolk, Bessel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://granum.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1438715980</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle>Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781101608302/MC.GIF&amp;client=chinookarch&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Body Keeps the Score]]></title><description><![CDATA[<b>#1 <i>New York Times </i>bestseller<br>“Essential reading for anyone interested in understanding and treating traumatic stress and the scope of its impact on society.” —Alexander McFarlane, Director of the Centre for Traumatic Stress Studies<br>A pioneering researcher transforms our understanding of trauma and offers a bold new paradigm for healing in this <b><b><b><i>New York Times</i> bestseller</b></b></b></b><br> <br>Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s foremost experts on trauma, has spent over three decades working with survivors. In <i>The Body Keeps the Score</i>, he uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising sufferers’ capacities for pleasure, engagement, self-control, and trust. He explores innovative treatments—from neurofeedback and meditation to sports, drama, and yoga—that offer new paths to recovery by activating the brain’s natural neuroplasticity. Based on Dr. van der Kolk’s own research and that of other leading specialists, <i>The Body Keeps the Score </i>exposes the tremendous power of our relationships both to hurt and to heal—and offers new hope for reclaiming lives.<br>Cover image: © 2020 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Courtesty of the Archives Henri Matisse, All rights reserved.]]></description><link>https://granum.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C6032452</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://granum.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C6032452</guid><category><![CDATA[EAUDIOBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[van der Kolk, Bessel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://granum.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/6032452980</comments><format>EAUDIOBOOK</format><subtitle>Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780593412718/MC.GIF&amp;client=chinookarch&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item></channel></rss>