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.
