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Childhood Disrupted : How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology, and How You Can Heal by Donna Jackson Nakazawa is a self-help book available to read on EtoBox.

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A groundbreaking book showing the link between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and adult illnesses such as heart disease, autoimmune disease, and cancer - Childhood Interrupted 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 well-being. Scientists now know on a bio-chemical 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 re-setting 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 w

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

Author

Donna Jackson Nakazawa

Publisher

Atria Books

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9781476748351

Category

self-help

Subjects

Psychology, Health & Fitness, Medical

Rating

4.33 / 5 (397 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14