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Lesson 3: How Trauma Survivors Numb Their Pain

Exploring various trauma-coping mechanisms.

Chris Hutchinson, the CEO of the Trebuchet Group, once wrote, “People are doing the best they can, even if it appears they are not.”

Psychiatrist and neuroscientist Bessel van der Kolk argues that this is especially important to keep in mind when interacting with trauma survivors. In this video lesson, he discusses behavioral coping mechanisms triggered …

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