A pioneering physician reveals how childhood stress leads to lifelong health problems & what we can do to break the cycle When a young boy walked into Dr Nadine Burke Harris's clinic he looked healthy for a preschooler But he was seven & hadn't grown a centimetre since a traumatic event when he was four At that moment Dr Burke Harris knew that her gut feeling about a connection between childhood stress & future ill health was more than just a hunch
- & she began her journey into groundbreaking research with stunning results Two thirds of us have experienced at least one adverse childhood experience from the likes of bereavement & divorce to abuse & neglect In The Deepest Well Dr Burke Harris reveals the science behind childhood adversity & offers a new way of understanding the adverse events that affect us throughout our lifetime Based on her own groundbreaking clinical work & public leadership Dr Burke Harris shows us how we can disrupt this cycle through interventions that help retrain the brain & body foster resilience & help children families & adults live healthier happier lives Like the classic Silent Spring this book helps readers see a problem hiding in plain sight that impacts us all By looking at the widespread crisis of childhood adversity through the objective lens of science & medicine this book provides a roadmap for deeper understanding & change