In an Unspoken Voice

How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness

De: Peter A. Levine, Gabor Maté - foreword M.D.

Narrado por: Ed Nash

Unraveling trauma in the body, brain and mind—a revolution in treatment. Now in 17 languages.

In this culmination of his life’s work, Peter A. Levine draws on his broad experience as a clinician, a student of comparative brain research, a stress scientist and a keen observer of the naturalistic animal world to explain the nature and transformation of trauma in the body, brain and psyche. In an Unspoken Voice is based on the idea that trauma is neither a disease nor a disorder, but rather an injury caused by fright, helplessness and loss that can be healed by engaging our innate capacity to self-regulate high states of arousal and intense emotions. Enriched with a coherent theoretical framework and compelling case examples, the book elegantly blends the latest findings in biology, neuroscience and body-oriented psychotherapy to show that when we bring together animal instinct and reason, we can become more whole human beings.

©2010 Peter A. Levine (P)2017 North Atlantic Books

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" In An Unspoken Voice uses the author's experiences as a clinician and a student of comparative brain research to explore the nature and impact of trauma on the body and brain.... Case study examples blend biology and body-oriented psychotherapy in a fine collection of insights highly recommended for college-level psychotherapy holdings." ( Midwest Book Review)

"With this book Peter Levine secures his position in the forefront of trauma healing, as theorist, practitioner, and teacher. All of us in the therapeutic community - physicians, psychologists, therapists, aspiring healers, interested laypeople - are ever so much richer for this summation of what he himself has learned." (Gabor Maté, MD, author of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction)

Excellent, in-depth

This work beautifully builds on Peter Levine’s book ‘waking the tiger’ with new insights and latest research. He provides an excellent review of our brain’s evolution and function and how we adapt and struggle with the effects of trauma as well as the stresses of disconnection in modern life. By trusting our body’s innate intelligence and guidance, we can come back to feeling whole again - there is hope for all sorts of trauma through working with the body. Very inspiring !

The audio version is challenging in places where the narrator struggles with medical and foreign words that are spoken can’t be recognized—it would be nice to fix that so the listener can understand the message.

Overall a great book!

A nice connection explanation to what it means to be a mammal

It’s good to understand some of our roots as a human animal. The book still leaves room for spirituality, it’s just good incite into dealing how we physically process trauma.

It's all based on body awareness

This was a really interesting audiobook on how to heal from trauma and how to be emotionally/mentally healthier in general. I think it could be helpful for mental health professionals as well as the interested lay person. Levine draws a lot on the study of animal behavior & neuroscience, as well as his extensive clinical & research experience. He also includes discussions of the role spirituality plays in healing from trauma.

awareness

Loved how information was presented, easy to understand. Loved the case studies. recommended reading.

Tone and Pronunciation

Use of inappropriate tone for sensitive subjects and repeated mispronunciation of important terms made this somewhat of a painful listen.

very difficult to listen to

I struggled mightily with this book, as there are constant mispronounciations and a flat tone from the narrator. I am stopping and will get in print, because I'm interested in the content, but it's undigestible in this format.

Must be trauma informed

I feel like you need to be trauma informed prior to reading this book. Even if you are, it gets a little too technical for the every day person that isn’t a therapist. However, I think it is a great book and has helped me understand a lot. I believe I missed a lot though due to my lack of knowledge in the psychology field. But worth the read.

Embodiment!

I have been looking for a different type of healing and this method is it.

Very comprehensive and super interesting

I learned so much and was very impressed how comprehensive the material was weaved all together.

Must read!

This seminal work will hopefully be common knowledge at some point for a healthier humanity.