Trauma and the Body — The Body Remembers
- nolongersilentlife
- Dec 10, 2025
- 2 min read
The Body Remembers
Author: Babette Rothschild, MSW, LCSW
⚠️ Trigger Consideration
This book includes descriptions of PTSD, flashbacks, and trauma responses. If you choose to read it, move slowly, pause often, and ground between sections.
Recommended For
Survivors who want to understand how their bodies store and release trauma
Clinicians and helpers seeking practical mind–body guidance
Anyone curious about how awareness and pacing build safety
Key Themes & Relevance to Trauma
The connection between trauma and the body
How the nervous system holds and signals stress
The importance of grounding, pacing, and choice in healing.
Understanding Trauma and the Body
If you’re exploring trauma and the body, Rothschild’s writing offers both clarity and calm. She explains why memories of trauma can feel fragmented—flashes, body sensations, or emotional waves—and why those are normal protective responses.
Instead of pushing for exposure or re-living pain, she emphasizes anchoring in the present, slowing down, and letting the body find its own pace of release.
Working with Trauma and the Body Safely and Slowly
“In PTSD a traumatic event is not remembered like other life events.”— Babette Rothschild, The Body Remembers
Rothschild invites readers to see their physical responses as messages, not malfunctions. Trembling, numbness, or sudden fatigue can signal the body processing what was once overwhelming. Her approach is practical, never rushed—presence before processing.
“Awareness is the first step in recovery of control over our body.” — Babette Rothschild
Reflection
This book helped me see that my body wasn’t a barrier to healing—it was the path itself. Every reaction I once judged as “too much” became proof that my system was working to protect me.
📚 For Additional Reading
For more trauma-informed book suggestions, visit our Bookshelf Resource Guide — a growing library of titles that help you understand, heal, and reconnect at your own pace.
We’ll also continue adding new book reflections here on the No Longer Silent Blog, so you can explore insights and grounding practices in one place.
