Childhood Disrupted
How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology, and How You Can Heal
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Narrated by:
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Callie Beaulieu
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Written by:
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Donna Jackson Nakazawa
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The emotional trauma we suffer as children not only shapes our emotional lives as adults but also affects our physical health and overall well-being. Scientists now know on a biochemical level exactly how parents' chronic fights, divorce, death in the family, being bullied or hazed, and growing up with a hypercritical, alcoholic, or mentally ill parent can leave permanent, physical "fingerprints" on our brains.
When we as children encounter sudden or chronic adversity, excessive stress hormones cause powerful changes in the body, altering our body chemistry. The developing immune system and brain react to this chemical barrage by permanently resetting our stress response to "high", which in turn can have a devastating impact on our mental and physical health.
Donna Jackson Nakazawa shares stories from people who have recognized and overcome their adverse experiences, shows why some children are more immune to stress than others, and explains why women are at particular risk. Groundbreaking in its research and inspiring in its clarity, Childhood Disrupted explains how you can reset your biology - and help your loved ones find ways to heal.
©2015 Donna Jackson Nakazawa (P)2015 TantorYou may also enjoy...
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- Anonymous User
- 2022-04-06
It was like reaching the light at the end of a tunne
I’m so glad that I listened this book!
Now I know why I have many kinds of pain, hypothyroidism and IBS-D…
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- Laura K
- 2021-03-29
Amazing
Very insightful and helpful. Research is presented in a very approachable way. Case studies provide examples that are more relatable.
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- Chantal Piercy
- 2022-01-29
Awesome book!
Loved this book, it's so informative and helps me understand myself and my clients more through this ACE lens.
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- 2021-06-30
A must read if you’ve experienced childhood trauma!
Definitely a must read if you’ve experienced childhood trauma or chronic unpredictable stress, or any of the adverse childhood affects. This book outlines simply and clearly what happens to the brain and body from a trauma perspective and how to heal as an adult. Highly recommended!
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- Brandon
- 2018-09-18
insightful
knowing people who have struggled to deal with childhood experiences but not having done so myself, this book really gave me a glimpse inside what and why they feel. #Audible1
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- TJ
- 2020-09-24
Very Insightful
The info is deep yet written in a way that is easy to understand. Helped me to sort out a lot of trauma issues and to understand the root causes. Doesn't just leave you with a head full of info though. It also has great advice to help you move forward.
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- Susie Dias
- 2020-11-18
Very powerful information
I learned a lot about myself and how to heal childhood trauma by reading this book.
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- kirstyn
- 2022-12-27
Opened up so many doors
I have suffered from pain for most of my life in some form or another. And I knew I experienced trauma in my childhood. This book does an amazing job of explaining how those events manifest in the body, but gives hope that there are ways to heal.
This book finally opened me up to talk about those past events (scored an 8 out of 10 or 11 on the ACEs survey) and it finally spurred me on to seek help from a therapist. I just booked my first session today after completing the book. You can do things to help you, but there are things that you just don't know about and it can be scary to go through it alone....even with the support of your family, it just isn't enough and it may be too much to dump onto them as you try to heal.
I have recommended it to almost everyone I know who has experienced illness or potential childhood trauma. For my own family, I hope they can listen and maybe understand a little bit more about me.
Highly recommend.
I am a male in his late 40s, if that helps anyone reading the reviews that may be sceptical due to similar age and stage.
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- Anita
- 2023-02-07
This audiobook helped put together a lot of jigsaw puzzle pieces for me
A comprehensive book with a lot of reference to studies and port materials. Highly recommend it.
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- Kam Dadras
- 2021-12-05
I hate researches by statistics! Statistics is the most misleading and abusive tool to get your results the way you like!
I hate researches by statistics! Statistics is the most misleading and abusive tool to get your results the way you like! This was not a book, but a simple academic research!
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