The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity

What happens to a child's body when home isn't safe, and what can be done about it years later.

Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris spent years treating children in an under-resourced clinic before connecting what she saw to the research on adverse childhood experiences. The Deepest Well explains how prolonged childhood stress can alter development and raise the risk of health problems later in life.

It is part medical detective story, part practical guide: what toxic stress does to the body, and what helps reduce its effects.

What's inside

• What ACEs are and why a high score is linked to later health problems
• How toxic stress affects the developing brain, immune system and hormones
• Case stories from the author's pediatric practice
• Practical areas that help buffer stress, including sleep, exercise, nutrition, mental health care, supportive relationships and mindfulness

Who it's for

Readers working through the Adverse Childhood Experiences Recovery Workbook who want the medical and research background, and parents or professionals who want to understand how adversity shapes the body.

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Digital PDF, available for immediate download after purchase. Author: Nadine Burke Harris, MD. This book discusses childhood adversity. It is a self-help resource and is not a substitute for professional care.