Many abuse survivors, including myself, can endure feelings of detachment from our sensibilities, or feel locked in our heads because we don’t know how to discharge the lasting effects of trauma.

These feelings dwell in both our physiology and our physical health: unexplained headaches, gastric problems, etc. We might have sought the help of medical professionals, but there is nothing physically wrong with us. So we soldier on and accept the need to medicate in order to relieve tension, acidic stomachs, and the plethora of unexplained symptoms.  Unresolved, they can sit within us for decades.

Yet, understanding how latent trauma can be addressed, and learning how to expel it from our bodies, can literally transform our lives. You’ll be able to sit in the driving seat of your thoughts again.

I know this because I’ve read “Waking the Tiger” by Peter Levine Ph.D. He is the developer of Somatic Experiencing™, a naturalistic and neurobiological approach to healing trauma, which he has developed over the past 50 years. He is the Founder of the Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute: Foundation for Human Enrichment, a worldwide organisation committed to training professionals in somatic-based trauma care. Additionally, he was a consultant for NASA during the development of the Space Shuttle and has taught at hospitals and pain clinics in both Europe and the U.S.

Peter offers a new and hopeful vision of trauma. It views the human animal as a unique being, endowed with an instinctual capacity to heal as well as an intellectual spirit to harness this innate capacity. His book asks and answers an intriguing question – why are animals in the wild, though threatened routinely, rarely traumatised?

By understanding the dynamics that make wild animals virtually immune to traumatic symptoms, the mystery of human trauma is revealed.

I highly recommend that you read his book!