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In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness

by Peter A. Levine

Trauma, the nervous system, and the body’s responses

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Trauma, the nervous system, and the body’s responses

Peter A. Levine presents trauma recovery through the lens of bodily and nervous-system responses to overwhelming experiences. Drawing on clinical practice, trauma science, personal accounts, and case studies, the book considers how fear, numbness, and fragmented experience can persist after threat. It introduces the SIBAM model—Sensation, Image, Behavior, Affect, and Meaning—and describes exercises and instinctive movements, including shaking and trembling, as part of the author’s approach to self-regulation and trauma work. The discussion ranges from the body’s responses to danger to the possibility of restoring resilience, with examples that connect the framework to survivors’ experiences.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in body-oriented approaches to trauma recovery and Somatic Experiencing.
  • Readers seeking an introduction to nervous-system responses to threat, including freeze and collapse.
  • Readers interested in trauma science and case-based discussion, alongside practical exercises.

Themes

Trauma and the nervous systemSomatic approaches to recoverySelf-regulation and resilienceIntegrating fragmented experience

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Book overview

Discover the body's innate power to heal from trauma--the classic, life-changing guide to trauma recovery from the creator of Somatic Experiencing(R) (SE)

Unraveling trauma in body, brain, and spirit--a revolution in treatment and beloved global bestseller

In In an Unspoken Voice, renowned trauma expert Peter A. Levine, PhD, reveals how the body holds the key to recovering from complex trauma and experiences that overwhelm our nervous systems, from adverse childhood experiences to PTSD . Drawing on decades of clinical practice, personal stories, case studies, and trauma science, Dr. Levine shows that trauma can be healed--if we can learn to listen to our bodies' innate, unspoken wisdom.

Through vivid accounts--from his own near-fatal accident to the journeys of clients grappling with their own traumas and scars--you'll learn how our nervous systems respond to threat; why trauma can leave us "stuck" in fear and numbness; and, most importantly, how to restore resilience and heal toward empowered, mind-body wholeness. This book explains:

  • How shaking, trembling, and instinctive movements are essential embodied responses--and can help us release trauma safely and effectively
  • The biological "map" of flight, flight, freeze, and collapse--and how to break free from paralyzing experiences of fear and trauma
  • Practical steps and evidence-based exercises to help you gently discharge survival energy
  • How to reawaken your natural capacity for self-regulation
  • The SIBAM--Sensation, Image, Behavior, Affect, and Meaning--model for integrating fragmented experiences
  • Real-life wisdom and insights from case studies of survivors
In an Unspoken Voice is a compassionate, deeply human, and revelatory look at trauma and what it takes to heal--and shows you that you already have the embodied tools and wisdom to do so.
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