Episode 17: Childhood Disrupted

Into the Fold: Issues in Mental Health

Jan 08 2016 | 00:27:00

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Show Notes

Donna Jackson Nakazawa is the author of Childhood Disrupted: How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology, And How You Can Heal. In this episode of the podcast, Nakazawa summarizes the explosion research on the connections between adverse childhood experiences and later physical illness, the crucial role that trauma plays in the mind-body connection, and what the experiences of survivors teaches us about withstanding trauma—and triumphing over it.

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