Dr. Peter A. Levine, recently honored for his life's work by the American Association of Body Psychotherapists, is one of the most important trauma researchers of our time. His books are international bestsellers. "Language Without Words" is the pinnacle of Peter A. Levine's life's work. It combines his groundbreaking research on stress and trauma and his immense therapeutic experience with the latest findings from brain research, neurobiology, and integrative body/mind medicine.

Through compelling case studies and extremely valuable therapeutic tools, the author offers both a concrete roadmap for successful trauma treatment and the vision of a human life in which mind and instinct unite into a new wholeness.

Trauma is neither a disease nor a disorder, emphasizes Peter A. Levine in his internationally acclaimed new book. Rather, it is an injury caused by paralyzing fear and feelings of helplessness and loss. Traumatic reactions are part of a highly intelligent psychosomatic self-protection system that professionals and laypeople alike often unintentionally block. However, if we learn to listen to the wisdom of the body, which expresses itself in a language without words, trauma can be transformed and resolved.

The key is to relearn our innate ability to self-regulate high states of arousal and intense emotions. Peter A. Levine guides us step by step through this process. At the same time, he opens the space for a new understanding of trauma as an extraordinary opportunity in human life—from the evolutionary understanding of the source of trauma to a spiritual dimension that allows us to recognize that as human beings, we can be enormously strengthened through the healing of trauma.

"Being traumatized means being doomed to a mental endless loop of unbearable experiences. In this captivating book, Peter Levine explains what happens in our body and psyche during trauma and shows how the wisdom of the body helps to overcome and transform it." - Dr. Onno van der Hart, Professor of Psychopathology and Trauma, University of Utrecht

"With this book, Peter Levine secures his top position in the field of trauma healing." - Dr. med. Gabor Maté

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