Books like The Body Keeps the Score

The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk reads as analytical, accessible. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Waking the tiger

Peter A. Levine · 1997

Both explore trauma & healing

65% genome match

When the Body Says No

Gabor Maté · 2003

Both explore trauma & healing

69% genome match

The Body Remembers

Babette Rothschild · 2000

Both explore trauma & healing

71% genome match

It didn't start with you

Mark Wolynn · 2016

Both explore healing

65% genome match

Surviving child sexual abuse

Liz Hall · 1989

Both explore trauma & healing

71% genome match

The Divided Mind

John E. Sarno · 2006

Both explore healing & psychology

68% genome match

The Body Never Lies

Alice Miller · 2005

Both explore healing

68% genome match

The Courage to Heal

Ellen Bass · 1988

Both explore trauma & healing

65% genome match

Lost Connections

Johann Hari · 2018

Same nonfiction feel

63% genome match

Ghosts from the nursery

Robin Karr-Morse · 1997

Same nonfiction feel

64% genome match

Emotional Intelligence

Daniel Goleman · 1995

Both explore psychology

72% genome match

What My Bones Know

Stephanie Foo · 2022

Both explore trauma & healing

74% genome match