and at city councils. But my greatest hope is to inspire action — big and small. Whether it’s simply learning to recognize when your own stress response is activated and figuring out how to respond in a way that is healthy and not harmful to the people you love, or becoming a mentor to a child in need, or talking to your doctor, there is something that every one of us can do to change the way we, as a society, respond to ACEs. I believe that when we each find the courage to look this problem in
