Criticisms of “The Body Keeps the Score”

Stoicism is the pole that you cannot control the world, but you can control your reactions to it. It's hard work.

The other pole is that you cannot control your reactions, but you can try to control the world. This is much easier to fit into a consumerist framework.

A DNA molecule without an environment is just a glob of atoms. Information flows in both directions.

On a purely human level though, you should go find some veterans with PTSD and tell them they're just not working hard enough at being stoic.