Billy Connolly is a comic genius but the emotional abuse he experienced as a child resonates painfully for many who grew up in Scotland [HeraldScotland.com]

Children of Carol Craig's generation were commonly exposed to toxic stress – and that, she argues in her new book Hiding In Plain Sight, is a root cause of Scotland’s ill health, drug and alcohol problems. Here, she examines the prevalence of emotional abuse in Scottish culture when she was growing up ... and how the effects are written in our national language

SCOTS pride themselves on the country’s humour and music so it’s fitting that Billy Connolly is one of the nation’s favourite sons. Connolly is a comic genius whose gallus pantomime antics, storytelling and scatological wit amuse many people. But Connolly is much more than a singer turned comic. He is also the “poster boy” for childhood abuse. Of course, people internationally take solace from his story but it resonates painfully for many who grew up in Scotland.

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