Cheri answers “This is a hard read. I am 53 years old...”

Atheena asked this question about Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis:

This is a hard read. I am 53 years old and just finished this book yesterday. I have cried all day yesterday, all night woke with nightmares and am crying now. I know this is for questions. The only question I have is... does it ever get ok?

Cheri I think the most important thing Vance talks about is ACEs (Adverse Childhood Events). Healing trauma and bringing "normalcy" to the brains of childre…moreI think the most important thing Vance talks about is ACEs (Adverse Childhood Events). Healing trauma and bringing "normalcy" to the brains of children and adults affected by ACEs could have a huge impact, but instead our mental health system focuses on the symptoms / behaviors that result from trauma, not the root cause. I recommend The Body Keeps the Score as a place to start reading about the types of treatment that have been shown to successfully relieve the fight-or-flight pattern of those who have experience trauma.(less)

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Toni AND the fact that his grandparents loved him fiercely. He illustrates how the constancy of love and support from key people early in life (with all th ...more
Apr 30, 2017 12:52PM · flag

Danielle When he mentions ACEs, I stopped reading and started researching. I started The Body Keeps The Score and now intend to go back to it. Thank you.
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