Adverse Childhood Experiences
- S2E16
- 38:30
- March 16th 2022
Your perceived challenge with addiction isn’t the problem.
You are not the ‘problem’.
It’s what happened to you that has caused this ‘problem’.
The Adverse Childhood Experience Study (ACEs) is population-based clinical evidence that shows that the major factor underlying addiction in adults is childhood trauma.
It is proven that those who suffer from addiction in their adult life are those who had adverse childhood experiences when they were younger.
Have you been introduced to the work of Dr. Vincent Felitti and his Adverse Childhood Experiences Study? Do you know what your own ACE score is? If not, follow the link below to take the simple assessment and get your score.
Want to learn more about ACEs? Here are a few great resources to get you started:
This Little Light of Mine - LGBTQ, Christianity, religious trauma, mental health
This Little Light of Mine is an LGBTQ+ tale of terror (growing up as a closeted Gay Christian in the Evangelical church) that led to trauma (cPTSD, religious trauma, spiritual abuse, sexual abuse, addiction) to what I intend to become triumph.
Join me on my healing and recovery journey towards mental health, spiritual health and emotional health as I find my voice by sharing what happened in my life as a Queer Christian where I was taught that I was not allowed to love.