When I first met 4-year-old Kole, he would barely speak. When he did, his voice was adorably raspy. When I asked how he was feeling, using a “feelings chart” as a visual aid, he responded by vomiting in the corner of the room. He seemed to be suffering from intense anxiety. His mother, who I’ll call Vera, told me that Kole does not trust new people, for reasons I’d soon come to learn.
Vera was a victim of domestic violence, and Kole witnessed many instances of abuse during his earliest years, including one incident in which his father tried to choke his mother.
[For more of this story, written by Bryana Kappa, go to https://www.centerforhealthjou...fers-path-back-world]
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