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

In an Unspoken Voice is a book that significantly shifted the way I view and understand trauma and its impact. Peter Levine (the creator of Somatic Experiencing) shares personal and therapeutic examples, as well as research to support his theory that trauma is stored in the body. He contends that only through body awareness and rebalancing the nervous system can we heal trauma. Reading this booked helped me see the importance of attending to the body and nervous system as central to healing trauma. Integrating this learning into my practice has changed me as a psychologist and helped me further understand the mind-body connection.