James Gordon

IN A NUTSHELL

What if simple self-care techniques could help free the world from the effects of trauma?

ABOUT JAMES 

Psychiatrist, author, former advisor to the White House, and professor at Georgetown Medical School, James Gordon is a world-renowned expert in using mind-body medicine to heal depression, anxiety, and psychological trauma. A proponent of “self-care as the true primary-care,” Jim founded The Center for Mind-Body Medicine in 1991. Through CMBM, Jim has created training programs of comprehensive mind-body healing for physicians, medical students, and other health professionals; for patients with cancer, depression, and other chronic illnesses; for US veterans back from war; for traumatized children and families in Bosnia, Kosovo, Israel, Gaza, Haiti and with Syrian refugees. Jim’s latest book is Unstuck: Your Guide to the Seven-Stage Journey Out of Depression. Last year, 60 Minutes featured his work with war-traumatized children in Israel and Gaza. 

LEARN MORE

Unstuck: Your Guide to the Seven-Stage Journey Out of Depression
Gordon, J.S. Penguin Press. 2008  

The Potential of Mind-Body Self Care to Free the World From the Effects of Trauma
Gordon, J.S. Integrative Medicine: A Clinician’s Journal. 2016

4 Techniques Used Around The World To Heal Trauma
Gordon, J.S. 2015  

Painting a Fence with Hope
Gordon, J.S. 2014   

Gaza isn’t just a physical wreck. The psychological damage is even worse.
Gordon, J.S. 2014  

The Lesson of War  
The Center for Mind-Body Medicine. 60 Minutes. 2015

Finding a Steadier Path in Gaza
Brenner, E. The New York Times. 2010  

For Veterans, a Surge of New Treatments for Trauma
Rosenberg, T. The New York Times. 2012 
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