Childhood Disrupted
By Donna Jackson Nakazawa
How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology, and How You Can Heal. Atria Paperback, 2016.
Summary of Childhood Disrupted book by Donna Jackson Nakazawa
An eye-opening exploration into the links between early childhood trauma and its long-term consequences, including autoimmune and other chronic illnesses experienced in later life, coupled with actionable steps to start the healing process.
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What do you get from this book? Understand the link between childhood trauma and chronic illnesses and begin to heal
New research proves a connection between adverse childhood experiences and physical and biological changes in the brain and body
Children are particularly susceptible to damage following trauma and such damage can cause epigenetic changes to their DNA
Childhood trauma affects a person’s ability to be resilient in the face of stress in later life
The links between childhood trauma and later health problems are even more striking in women
Children under the age of three years are particularly susceptible to stress, and can mirror their mother’s stress
Writing and drawing exercises can be exceptionally helpful when processing and healing childhood trauma
Talk therapy, creative visualization, and EMDR can allow adults to remember and process childhood traumatic experiences safely
Appreciating the good things in life can help your child experience a positive childhood and can help build resilience
The medical community needs to embrace new research about childhood trauma to help patients heal
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Who should read Childhood Disrupted book
- Anyone wanting to better understand their childhood trauma
- anyone suffering from a chronic illness
- psychologists and counselors
- social workers
About the author of Childhood Disrupted
Donna Jackson Nakazawa
Donna Jackson Nakazawa is a prolific writer with several groundbreaking books to her name, as well as an award-winning journalist, contributing to Psychology Today, The Washington Post, and other publications. A graduate from Duke University, Nakazawa is also the founder of an esteemed trauma-healing workshop that has helped thousands of people.
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