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The second noble truth states that we must discover why we are suffering. We must cultivate the courage to look deeply, with clarity and…

— Peter A. Levine

If you bring forth that which is within you, Then that which is within you Will be your salvation. If you do not bring…

— Peter A. Levine

“The third noble truth holds that suffering can be transformed and healed.”

— Peter A. Levine

Now, what happens whenever there's a loud sound is that it startles us, right? And we arrest what we're doing, and we try to…

— Peter A. Levine

I have come to the conclusion that human beings are born with an innate capacity to triumph over trauma. I believe not only that…

— Peter A. Levine

“...who have been traumatized, this can be a monumental leap of faith, but we can recover from trauma; indeed, my experience assisting others to…

— Peter A. Levine

“For this reason, I sincerely believe that just about everyone can benefit from doing the Twelve-Phase Healing Trauma Program that you’ll find in this…

— Peter A. Levine

The effects of unresolved trauma can be devastating. It can affect our habits and outlook on life, leading to addictions and poor decision-making. It…

— Peter A. Levine

While studying the effects of accumulated stress on the nervous system, I began to suspect that most organisms have an innate capacity to rebound…

— Peter A. Levine

“He then made the connection between Jim’s death and the compulsion he felt to commit the robberies. Once he became aware of his feelings…

— Peter A. Levine

“Feelings of helplessness, immobility, and freezing. If hyperarousal is the nervous system’s accelerator, a sense of overwhelming helplessness is its brake. The helplessness that…

— Peter A. Levine

In top-down processing, which is normally what we do in psychotherapy, we talk about our problems, our symptoms, or our relationships. And then the…

— Peter A. Levine