The book is split into five different parts (Part one: Rediscovery of Trauma [Chapters 1-3], Part two: This is Your Brain on Trauma [Chapters 4-6], Part three: The Minds of Children [Chapters 7- 10], Part 4: The Imprint of Trauma [Chapters 11-12], and Part 5: Paths to Recovery [Chapters 13- 20]) each touching on a different perspective of trauma.