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Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
In this episode of Delusional Optimism, Dr. B talks about the effects of adverse childhood experiences like physical and emotional abuse on adult lives. She dives deep into an ACEs study finding that was conducted on 2300 people to determine the cause of their trauma.
Listen in to learn the relationship between drug addiction and trauma and why the former is caused by the latter. You will also learn the importance of telling your traumatic story in any form to start the process of healing.
“Drugs are an attempt at solving the problem but they’re not the problem.” [19:51]
What You Will Learn:
- [0:31] Intro
- [1:13] How your adverse childhood experiences can set you up for social, emotional, and cognitive impairments.
- [7:24] How one experience can change your life positively or negatively.
- [8:53] The effects of childhood physical and emotional abuse and neglect in adulthood.
- [16:06] The adverse childhood experiences study summary findings.
- [17:50] Why drug addiction is caused by unresolved, untreated trauma and not pharmaceutical industry and its profits.
- [21:50] Why early relationships are the most important thing in a child’s life.
- [23:38] Resiliency vs trauma even in the same family.
- [25:03] The importance of having trusting and connected relationships to live your life fully.
- [25:50] The importance of telling your story to disperse trauma and heal.
Relevant Links:
Email: contact@drbconnections.com
Website: https://www.drbconnections.com/
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