Part 1 book “Childhood disrupted” has contents: Every adult was once a child, different adversities lead to similar health problems, why do some suffer more than others, the female brain on adversity - the link to autoimmune disease, depression, and anxiety, the good enough family. | Praise for Childhood Disrupted “Childhood Disrupted masterfully captures the complexity of how early life adversity imprints on our biology and stalks our health into adulthood. Heartrending stories of hardship and triumph laced with medical facts and findings create a framework of practical advice for remaining unbroken in a challenging world.” —Margaret M. McCarthy, PhD, professor and chair, Department of Pharmacology, University of Maryland School of Medicine “Donna has once again taken a difficult medical topic and made it not only easy to understand, but a great read. Eye-opening and inspiring, Childhood Disrupted provides a paradigm-shifting road map for understanding how early stress is linked to later illness, and offers a must-read vision for how to begin healing at any age. This book will help readers, and especially women, better understand the biology of stress, and jump-start important new conversations about our health and well-being!” —DeLisa Fairweather, PhD, associate professor of toxicology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health “Childhood Disrupted is a timely book that summarizes the effects of childhood adversity, incorporating the current science in a very personalized and approachable way. The more we understand about childhood adversity and its imprint on our body and brain, the more we can help each other recover from its harmful effects. This is an important read for anyone looking to help those afflicted by childhood adversity, whether personally or in a caring role such as parents, teachers, and health-care workers.” —Ryan Herringa, MD, PhD, assistant professor of child and adolescent psychiatry, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health “In this stimulating book that eloquently describes the effects of one’s biography on mind, brain, and body, Nakazawa guides us through a step-by-step path to recovery. This work represents an invaluable source of hope and inspiration for anyone who is suffering from the .
