adverse childhood experiences
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ACEs Explained – The 1998 Study That Changed Everything
When I talk about trauma, mental health, or long-term health problems, I often refer back to something called the Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) study. This post is here so I can link to it as a simple, go-to explanation of what that actually means. A Plain-English Guide to the 1998 Felitti Study In short, the…
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Childhood Trauma and Adult Health – What the Evidence Shows
Viral posts only tell half the story… You’ve probably seen posts like this doing the rounds on social media: “I wish more people understood that unhealed childhood trauma doesn’t just disappear. It shows up decades later as autoimmune disease, heart issues, chronic pain, exhaustion and mental health struggles. What happened to you at 4, 10…
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For You It Was the Past. For Me It Was Yesterday.
Imagine being scared in your own home before you even understand what fear is. Not teenage fear. Not adult worry about bills or work. I mean the sort of fear that sits in the stomach of a three or four year old who hasn’t yet figured out how the world works. A small child who…