Childhood Disrupted: How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology,

Childhood Disrupted: How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology, and How You Can Heal

A groundbreaking book showing the link between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and adult illnesses such as heart disease, autoimmune disease, and cancerâ‚¬"Childhood Disrupted also explains how to cope with these emotional traumas and even heal from them.

Your biography becomes your biology. The emotional trauma we suffer as children not only shapes our emotional lives as adults, it also affects our physical health, longevity, and overall wellbeing. Scientists now know on a bio-chemical level exactly how parentsâ‚¬ 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 â‚¬Å“fingerprintsâ‚¬Â 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 â‚¬Å“high,â‚¬Â 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, inspiring in its clarity, Childhood Disrupted explains how you can reset your biologyâ‚¬"and help your loved ones find ways to heal.
Country USA
Brand Atria Books
Manufacturer Atria Books
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2015-07-07
UnitCount 1
UPCs 884927503109
EANs 9781476748351

Country	USA
Brand	Atria Books
Manufacturer	Atria Books
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2015-07-07
UnitCount	1
UPCs	884927503109
EANs	9781476748351

Childhood Disrupted: How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology, and How You Can Heal

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