
What If the Body Politic Kept the Score?

trauma occupies the body, entering through the rational and the cognitive first don’t often work.” The arts and
Ivy Ross • Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us

Nobody can “treat” a war, or abuse, rape, molestation, or any other horrendous event, for that matter; what has happened cannot be undone. But what can be dealt with are the imprints of the trauma on body, mind, and soul: the crushing sensations in your chest that you may label as anxiety or depression; the fear of losing control; always being on a
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