This is a fantastic, brief but brutal, takedown of one of mental health's golden idols: Bessel van der Kolk's The Body Keeps the Score. Props to @eminietfeld.bsky.social and @motherjones.com for the piece. Not a good sign when the scholars you cite disagree with your conclusions... #SocialWork
Reposted from Emi Nietfeld
“The Body Keeps the Score stigmatizes survivors, blames victims, and depoliticizes violence. While masquerading as care for survivors, it creates a hierarchy where marginalized victims are even more marginalized.” My latest, for @motherjones.

www.motherjones.com/media/2024/1...

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