Prologue : Facing trauma --
Part I. The rediscovery of trauma : Lessons from Vietnam veterans --
Revolutions in understanding mind and brain --
Looking into the brain: the neuroscience revolution --
Part II. This is your brain on trauma : Running for your life: the anatomy of survival --
Body-brain connections --
Losing your body, losing your self --
Part III. The minds of children : Getting on the same wavelength: attachment and attunement --
Trapped in relationships: the cost of abuse and neglect --
What's love got to do with it? --
Developmental trauma: the hidden epidemic --
Part IV. The imprint of trauma : Uncovering secrets: the problem of traumatic memory --
The unbearable heaviness of remembering --
Part V. Paths to recovery : Healing from trauma: owning your self --
Language: miracle and tyranny --
Letting go of the past: EMDR --
Learning to inhabit your body: yoga --
Putting the pieces together: self-leadership --
Filling in the holes: creating structures --
Rewiring the brain: neurofeedback --
Finding your voice: communal rhythms and theater --
Epilogue : Choices to be made --
Appendix : Consensus proposed criteria for developmental trauma disorder
