The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Trauma and Adversity—A Transformative Guide to Understanding Childhood Trauma and Health

by Nadine Burke Harris

six critical areas of sleep, exercise, nutrition, mindfulness, mental health, and healthy relationships.

For me, quickly figuring out which mom I was coming home to was the key to navigating our household. Now it’s easy for me to tell when there’s something going on with people by reading a whole bunch of nonverbal cues. It’s kind of like a sixth sense. I would never want to repeat the distressing or unpredictable moments of my childhood, but I wouldn’t wish them away either. They

are a big part of what has made me who I am.

Once you understand how your body and brain are primed to react in certain situations, you can start to be proactive about how you approach things.

my falling apart didn’t affect just