Greetings!

We are so glad you are participating in the common read of Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk's, The Body Keeps The Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma .

To review the reading calendar and register to attend one (or all three!) in person discussion sessions, click the link here.

In addition to opportunities to discuss the book, we will have 3 live sessions to discuss the book :

Session 3:

March 1, 2023

12:00 - 1:00 pm EST

Location: Valencia College East Campus (Room 8-105)

701 N Econlockhatchee Trail, Orlando, FL 32825

*Victim Services Center will be on site at all discussion sessions to provide support for individuals needing immediate crisis counseling or feeling overwhelmed / triggered.

About the Book :

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 The Body Keeps the Score, 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, The Body Keeps the Score exposes the tremendous power of our relationships both to hurt and to heal—and offers new hope for reclaiming lives.

For Questions:

contact resilience@valenciacollege.edu