Trauma: The Invisible Epidemic
How Trauma Works and How We Can Heal From It

I came to this book after seeing Dr. Conti as a guest on the neurobiologist Dr. Andrew Huberman’s podcast. In that interview, I was impressed with Dr. Conti’s sense of compassion, empathy, and the points he made on trauma, so I was really hoping to like this book. However, I simply can’t recommend i......more

My most listened to podcast episode has to be Paul Conti on The Peter Attia Drive. The number of insights that have stuck with me from that episode I think surpass that from any book that I’ve read. The book was similar material to what was on the podcast episode. It is a good primer and overview on......more

Dr Conti seems like he cares very deeply about his work, which I loved, but I got a bit bored of this book. It oversimplifies trauma and was a bit repetitive. I think this book should have been marketed as a beginners guide. My highlights of the book are Conti’s acknowledgment of the pervasive traum......more

Great book on trauma, how to understand it, and even handle it. Great for what I'd call a read for beginners on this topic.......more

Trauma: The Invisible Epidemic by Paul Conti, Lady Gaga review: Living with trauma almost my entire life, leaving home at 14 years old, loosing my father four years ago, amongst other things. The author describes trauma as: it's everywhere, flowing in and out of our bodies of our loved ones. Quote fro......more