EUGENE LIPOV, MD / JAMIE MUSTARD
u003cbu003eThe world has long misunderstood trauma. Now, leading experts in the field have a radical new understanding of post-traumatic stress . . . and a surprising new treatment to reverse it could have profound implications for medicine, mental health, and society.u003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eDespite its prevalence, post-traumatic stress, PTSD, is often seen as an unbeatable lifelong mental disorder. However, top trauma doctors and neuroscientists now understand that the result of trauma is not a disorder, but rather a u003ciu003ephysical injuryu003c/iu003e—and while invisible to the naked eye, the posttraumatic stress injury (PTSI) can now be seen on a scan. Most importantly, the effects of PTSI are u003ciu003ereversibleu003c/iu003e.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eMeet Dr. Eugene Lipov. His research and partnerships have led to an amazing discovery that all trauma has at its root a single piece of human hardware: the sympathetic nervous system, controlling the fight-or-flight response. Anyone who has endured trauma, including long-term microdoses of emotional stress, can have this injury. Dr. Lipov has pioneered a safe, 15-minute procedure that reverses the injury, relieving mild to extreme symptoms of PTSI—irritability, hypervigilance, anxiety, insomnia, and more—for survivors to combat soldiers to the everyday person. u003cbru003eu003cbru003eWeaving hard science with moving human stories, u003ciu003eThe Invisible Machine u003c/iu003ereveals how this treatment was developed. It also tells the incredible story of the unlikely team, including the doctor, an artist, Special Forces leadership, and a sheriff, who are working together to change our understanding of post-traumatic stress and why it matters to society.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eCoauthored by artist and innovator Jamie Mustard and in collaboration with writer Holly Lorincz, u003ciu003eThe Invisible Machine u003c/iu003eweaves hard science with moving stories of warriors, prisoners, and ordinary people to provide a stark new understanding of the human condition. The implications for a better, pain-free world are astounding—and that world could be nearer than we think.