Lifelong effects of childhood trauma… A powerful TED talk…
Nadine Burke Harris: How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime…
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Not unlike thousands of kids during the post WWII era, I grew up believing there was something wrong with me… Abused children for whatever reason get stuck with the sad feelings of guilt and constant negative self talk, asking the same question over and over and over again, “what is wrong with me?” This is a huge barrier to mental and physical health to carry forward in life until there is awareness then healing of a traumatic past. Most of us survive and thrive carrying around baggage from past trauma, but not without life challenges, and in the worst case scenario severe and life threatening mental and physical health damage.
I feel lucky and blessed to have discovered later in life the roots of my troublesome and nagging feelings of guilt and poor self confidence. Although I have no regrets and live with a healthy perspective at this stage in my life…living with a traumatic past is painful. You really have to work hard to pull up your boot straps each and every day and put forward one foot at a time. It is a double down process of staying positive and focused on succeeding in life.
Listen to Nadine Burke Harris and learn more about the lifelong mental and physical challenges of childhood trauma. Her message will help you become and better parent and a trauma survivor. Learning the value of awareness and treatment strategies can build a better quality of life, and even save lives. We didn’t have this kind of awareness during my younger years. I see now that it is a spiritual gift to know the roots of past traumatic life experiences, including child abuse and maltreatment. I live today with a peace of mind that only came from my own reconciliation and desire to be free of the emotional baggage of childhood trauma…
Steve Sparks, Author, Reconciliation: A Son’s Story and My Journey of Healing in Life After Trauma, Part 1… Click the highlighted text for my author page…
