Part II: This is Your Brain on Trauma
Required Reading:
Chapter 4 - Running for Your Life: The Anatomy of Survival
Chapter 5 - Body-Brain Connection
Chapter 6 - Losing Your Body, Losing Yourself
Discussion Prompts:
Were you aware that trauma can manifest in physical ways?
Noam, the boy who witnessed the 9/11 attack, had the agency to run away and dream up a solution for the future which is an extreme contrast to the paralysis experienced by victims of trauma. Do you have any thoughts on this example shared by the author, or did you want to share what came up for you after reading Noams story?
What are your thoughts on the stark difference between how Stan and Ute responded to the 87 car pileup?
What are some of the practices you use in your daily life to “to live fully and securely in the present?”
What are some practices/things you do to cultivate a more loving relationship with your body?
Can you point to a specific passage that struck you personally - as interesting, profound, incomprehensible, or illuminating?
