Childhood Disrupted

Join in conversations inspired by Donna Jackson Nakazawa's book, Childhood Disrupted: How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology, and How You Can Heal. We'll chat about the latest research on how ACEs can affect our health, happiness, and relationships; vent a little; and brainstorm our best ideas for resiliency and healing.

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A Memoir for ACE Sufferers, Educators, Healers

Sue Wang · 12/12/156:59 PM

I was elated to hear about Donna's Childhood Disrupted last summer, since I had been writing a memoir on healing from loss and unexplained illness (MCS) via the mind-body connection and working with the inner child. I was really sick with the chronic symptoms of nausea, lightheaded-ness, and brainfog. I had a young child and a part-time job I barely held on. I found integrative medicine, which helped me cope, but even that wasn't enough. One day after a holistic method...

Art, Drumming, Storytelling, Singing infuse Intergenerational Trauma event in Baltimore

Elizabeth Prewitt PACEsConnection writer · 12/2/158:52 AM

On a beautiful fall day I drove up to Baltimore from my home in Washington, DC for an event I learned about in a post by Donna Jackson Nakazawa on the ACEs Connection group named after the title of her new, must-read book, Childhood...

Intergenerational Trauma: What it Is, Why it Is, and What is Being Done to End It

Donna Jackson Nakazawa · 11/9/159:46 AM

Hope you can join me this Friday November 13th in Baltimore – I’ll be speaking about INTERGENERATIONAL TRAUMA: What It Is, Why It Is, and What Is Being Done to End It, from 1:30 to 3:00 at the John E. Ravekes Theatre, College Community...

My place in ACEs?

Janie Lancaster · 10/17/1511:21 AM

Hello My name is Janie Lancaster and I live in Riverside County. I am trying to find my place in the ACEs community. I am a survivor or cumulative childhood traumas who has spent twelve years doing research on Complex Post Traumatic Stress. On the...

Faces of ACEs

Janie Lancaster · 9/20/152:20 PM

Faces of ACEs

Janie Lancaster · 9/20/1512:19 PM

Book Talk in Baltimore on Childhood Disrupted

Donna Jackson Nakazawa · 9/20/158:50 AM

Please join me next Tuesday night, September 22nd, at 7:00 p.m at The Baltimore Free School. I'll be reading, chatting, answering questions about Childhood Disrupted, and signing books. This free event requires pre-registration. You can register here:...

A Short Video on Why I Wrote Childhood Disrupted.

Donna Jackson Nakazawa · 9/9/1511:03 AM

A very short video about how Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) affect adult illness such as heart disease, autoimmune disease and cancer, and why I wrote Childhood Disrupted: How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology, And How You Can Heal .

I'll be out of my office for two weeks...

Donna Jackson Nakazawa · 8/27/152:08 PM

Hi All, Just a note to say I'm loving the discussion here. For family reasons, I'll be out of my office for two weeks. Look forward to catching up when I'm back at my desk on September 7th! Donna

Buying friendship

Randy Henderson · 8/22/1511:38 AM

This week I was painfully reminded that I try to maintain my friendships through favors and gift giving. Let me set the stage for you. When I was young, I lived in a very rural area. I went to school in a community (technically a village) of less than...

The Trauma Therapy Podcast

Donna Jackson Nakazawa · 8/20/156:07 PM

Hi friends, fellow travelers, I hope you'll enjoy my podcast with Guy Macpherson, creator of the West Coast Trauma Project, as we discuss the science of trauma, and what we can do to heal from the impact of early adversity....

Basic goodness

Randy Henderson · 8/11/158:18 PM

Hello all! I would really like to see this community develop in something lively and dynamic, where we can have great conversations. Hearing about other people's healing journeys would be very helpful. There are times when I feel stuck, mired...

5 Scripts for Building Resilience in Children with Chronic Conditions

Donna Jackson Nakazawa · 8/4/159:43 AM

Hi all! As promised, here's my article on Fearless Parent, 5 Scripts for Building Resilience in Children with Chronic Conditions . ACE research can be scary for parents—we all worry that we’re not making the right moves or responding to...

Dear Donna, I am reading Childhood Disrupted now, and I want to thank you for the way you have presented the ACEs material. The stories are so powerful , and although I know a great deal about ACEs, as I read the book I keep learning more. Your book...

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Rona Renner · 8/3/158:41 PM · 1 comment

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

Donna Jackson Nakazawa · 8/3/1510:28 AM

Hi all! I'm excited to be launching this group and look forward to many conversations with fellow travelers who’ve faced childhood adversity, and who are embracing the path to healing. Two-thirds of American adults are carrying wounds...

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