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The Body Keeps the Score Audiobook— narrated by Sean Pratt
Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Bessel van der Kolk's The Body Keeps the Score is the rare trauma book that explains why the past lodges in the nervous system and won't be reasoned away. Part neuroscience, part clinical memoir, it reframes recovery as something the body has to relearn, not just talk through.
Why the audiobook wins
Sean Pratt, an eight-time AudioFile Earphones Award winner, brings a measured, clinical calm to a book that moves between brain scans, decades of patient histories, and hard institutional criticism. That steadiness matters here; van der Kolk's material can be heavy, and Pratt never tips into melodrama, letting the science carry its own weight.
This is a dense book, closer to a slow-absorbed textbook than a narrative, and audio turns out to be a genuinely good format for it, letting you take in a chapter at a time on a commute rather than getting bogged down in a single long reading session. It's suited to anyone working through trauma themselves or supporting someone who is, in stretches that don't demand you sit still with the book in your lap.
At over sixteen hours, it's a long listen, but Pratt's steady presence makes the case-by-case build genuinely trackable. One Audible credit covers all sixteen hours of it.
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- Who narrates the The Body Keeps the Score audiobook?
- Sean Pratt narrates the audiobook edition of The Body Keeps the Score.
- How long is the The Body Keeps the Score audiobook?
- The audiobook runs 16 hr 15 min.
- Is the The Body Keeps the Score audiobook worth listening to?
- We scored The Body Keeps the Score 4.6 out of 5. Sean Pratt, an eight-time AudioFile Earphones Award winner, brings a measured, clinical calm to a book that moves between brain scans, decades of patient histories, and hard institutional criticism. That steadiness matters here; van der Kolk's material can be heavy, and Pratt…
- Can I listen to The Body Keeps the Score free with an Audible trial?
- Eligible new Audible members can use a free-trial credit to listen in the Audible app. Eligibility and current offer terms are set by Audible.Listen to The Body Keeps the Score free with an Audible trial
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- Is The Body Keeps the Score on Kindle Unlimited?
- No. The Body Keeps the Score was not included with Kindle Unlimited when we last checked on August 15, 2026.
- How much does The Body Keeps the Score cost?
- On Amazon: Kindle $14.99, Paperback $13.56, Hardcover $18.90. Prices as of August 22, 2026 at 3:45 AM EDT and may change.
