It’s about recognizing that when it inevitably does happen, we can use what we’ve learned from science to do a better job helping ourselves and one another so we can better protect our children. As parents and caregivers, we can find it hard to admit when we’re struggling. It’s really easy to get caught up in feeling guilty and ashamed about all the ways, both real and imagined, that we have failed our kids. But one of the things I hope you will take away from these pages is an understanding that how adversity affects you is not a referendum on your
