was in her own childhood to ideas about how to change the status quo by improving awareness and education around ACEs. The night was a total success, but not necessarily because I had gotten some practical “get the word out” strategies (though I definitely did). The evening showed me the power of the ACEs framework to open a dialogue about topics that feel largely taboo in our society. I knew statistically that it was likely that I was surrounded by people with ACEs, but I had never had such an open conversation about
