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

which is more important, nature or nurture. People have been arguing over this for a long time, but as science gets more and more advanced, there is less and less to argue about. Scientists can now say pretty definitively that there is no separating the two. In fact, we now know that both environment and genetic code shape both biology and behavior. Considering how closely genes and environment work together, it’s no surprise that the debate raged on for hundreds of years with no winner in sight. Luckily, with the advances in science, we are finally able to see that there is a vital synchronicity that determines what we look like, how our bodies work, and ultimately who we are.