“The body keeps the score”

I had heard A LOT about the book "The Body Keeps the Score" (2014) by Bessel van der Kolk, long before I picked it up. Perhaps it was all the hype around its potential life-changing ability that made my expectations VERY high... but I'm going to be potentially controversial and say I was really disappointed, and more than a little concerned, by this very long book.

http://themindfulmigraine.blog/2026/03/25/the-body-keeps-the-score/

“The body keeps the score”

I had heard A LOT about the book “The Body Keeps the Score” (2014) by Bessel van der Kolk, long before I picked it up. Perhaps it was all the hype around its potential life-changing abi…

The Mindful Migraine