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The book by the most significant trauma researcher of our time, Dr. Peter A. Levine, was awarded for his lifetime achievement in 2010. He is one of the leading trauma researchers of our era. His books are international bestsellers.

"Language Without Words" is the culmination of Peter A. Levine's life's work. It combines his groundbreaking research on stress and trauma with his immense therapeutic experience and the latest insights from brain research, neurobiology, and integrative body/mind medicine. Through compelling case studies and extremely valuable therapeutic tools, the author provides both a concrete roadmap for successful trauma treatment and a vision of a human life where mind and instinct merge into a new wholeness.

Trauma is neither an illness nor a disorder, Peter A. Levine emphasizes in his internationally acclaimed book. Rather, it is an injury caused by paralyzing fear and feelings of helplessness and loss. Traumatic reactions are part of a highly intelligent psychosomatic self-protection system that both professionals and laypeople often inadvertently block. However, when we learn to listen to the wisdom of the body, which expresses itself in a language without words, trauma can be transformed and resolved. It is crucial to relearn our inherent ability to self-regulate high activation states and intense emotions. Peter A. Levine guides us step by step in this process.

At the same time, he opens the space for a new understanding of trauma as an extraordinary opportunity in human life – from an evolutionary perspective.