character. We don’t need to play the shame game. It doesn’t help. I’m not saying that any of this is easy. If you’re someone with an ACE score of your own, learning to recognize when your stress response is getting out of whack can be hard. Taking the time and finding the resources to do self-care and get yourself on the path to healing can be even harder. If you’re a parent with ACEs, or even a parent without ACEs, you have a double challenge because you have to worry about taking
