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

getting a good read on the reality of the threat is difficult when there is an adrenaline and cortisol overload. This kind of disruption early on in development can lead to lifelong alterations in the function of the immune system and, in many cases, to disease.