An Autobiography of Trauma: A Healing Journey

Overcoming Child Sexual Abuse ~ With Kathy Andersen

Today, we're joined by the pioneering Dr. Peter A. Levine, Ph.D.
Dr. Levine is the developer of Somatic Experiencing®, a naturalistic and neurobiological approach to healing trauma, which he has developed over the past 50 years.

In his just-released book, An Autobiography of Trauma: A Healing Journey, Dr. Levine, who has changed the way psychologists, doctors, and healers around the world understand and treat the wounds of trauma and abuse—shares his own very personal journey to heal the severe trauma he experienced as a child. Dr. Levine offers profound insights into the evolution of his innovative healing method of Somatic Experiencing. By taking us through his own journey of healing and untangling traumatic wounds of violent abuse, he illuminates incredibly powerful learning and practices that can help each of us on our paths to healing, growing and thriving.

Dr. Levine is the author of several best-selling books on trauma, including the groundbreaking, Waking the Tiger, Healing Trauma (published in over 29 languages); In An Unspoken Voice, How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness; and Trauma and Memory, Brain and Body in a Search for the Living Past: A Practical Guide for Understanding and Working with Traumatic Memory.

Most recently, Dr. Levine was recognized with a very special lifetime achievement award from Psychotherapy Networker, one of several that Dr. Levine has been awarded for his pioneering and relentless work.

Dr. Levine holds a doctorate in Biophysics from UC Berkeley and a doctorate in Psychology from International University. He is the Founder and President of the Ergos Institute for Somatic Education, dedicated to Community Outreach and Post-Advanced Somatic Experiencing® Training, and the Founder and Advisor for Somatic Experiencing International. He has taught at the University of California, Berkeley; Mills College; Antioch University; the California Institute of Integral Studies; and the Santa Barbara Graduate Institute. Dr. Levine leads trauma healing courses for the public worldwide and teaches specialized Master Class courses. His Somatic Experiencing trainings have been taught to over 30,000 therapists in more than 42 countries, spanning 6 continents—and continue to grow.

Dr. Levine teaches us that anyone suffering from trauma has a valuable story to tell, and that by telling our stories, we can catalyze the return of hope, dignity, and wholeness.
For more resources, visit www.OvercomingChildSexualAbuse.com and www.End1in4.org