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The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Trauma and Adversity Paperback – December 14, 2021
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“An extraordinary, eye-opening book.” —People
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“A rousing wake-up call. . . . This highly engaging, provocative book prove[s] beyond a reasonable doubt that millions of lives depend on us finally coming to terms with the long-term consequences of childhood adversity and toxic stress.” —Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow
Dr. Nadine Burke Harris was already known as a crusading physician delivering targeted care to vulnerable children. But it was Diego—a boy who had stopped growing after a sexual assault—who galvanized her journey to uncover the connections between toxic stress and lifelong illnesses.
The stunning news of Burke Harris’s research is just how deeply our bodies can be imprinted by ACEs—adverse childhood experiences like abuse, neglect, parental addiction, mental illness, and divorce. Childhood adversity changes our biological systems, and lasts a lifetime. For anyone who has faced a difficult childhood, or who cares about the millions of children who do, the fascinating scientific insight and innovative, acclaimed health interventions in The Deepest Well represent vitally important hope for preventing lifelong illness for those we love and for generations to come?.
“Nadine Burke Harris . . . offers a new set of tools, based in science, that can help each of us heal ourselves, our children, and our world.”—Paul Tough, author of How Children Succeed
“A powerful—even indispensable—frame to both understand and respond more effectively to our most serious social ills.”—New York Times
- Print length272 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherMariner Books
- Publication dateDecember 14, 2021
- Dimensions5.31 x 0.67 x 8 inches
- ISBN-10132850266X
- ISBN-13978-1328502667
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This book is about how childhood adversity changes our biological systems and lasts a lifetime.Popular highlight
Having an ACE score of two or more doubles someone’s likelihood of developing an autoimmune disease.1,135 Kindle readers highlighted thisPopular highlight
One of the biggest parts of this process is the increased production of cortisol, and a major effect of cortisol is an increase in blood sugar.1,045 Kindle readers highlighted thisPopular highlight
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“The Deepest Well . . . offers a powerful—even indispensable—frame to both understand and respond more effectively to our most serious social ills.” —David Bornstein, New York Times “Can severe childhood stress cause adult stroke, cancer, Alzheimer’s and more? Yes, says Harris, a pediatrician who began researching the biological effects of abuse, divorce and other stressors after treating a boy who stopped growing following a sexual assault. There’s no way yet to erase the damage, but Harris developed a written screening test and strongly advocates exercise, mindfulness, diet and talk therapy as remedies. An extraordinary, eye-opening book.” —People, Book of the Week “The Deepest Well is more than a riveting medical story—it’s a must-read guide for recognizing, understanding and treating a condition that many will find in our own homes.” —BookPage “Get the book. Read the book. Share the book . . . The Deepest Well is about avoidance, therapy, and healing for the children who have ACE in their lives. The country needs Dr. Burke Harris’s book.” —ThreeKeyYears.org “A heart-breaking, world-shaking, revolutionary book. In The Deepest Well, Nadine Burke Harris uncovers the once-hidden story of why we are the way we are. And she offers a new set of tools, based in science, that can help each of us heal ourselves, our children, and our world.” —Paul Tough, author of How Children Succeed “This ultra-smart and compassionate book delivers revelations about what is really going on—in our bodies, in our families, in our communities—as a result of childhood toxic stress, as well as targeted solutions for individual healing. My Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) test result is a nine out of ten. When I needed it, one person extended the hand of hope and help to me. It saved me. This book has the power to extend that hand to countless others.”—Ashley Judd, author of All That is Bitter and Sweet "The Deepest Well is a rousing wake-up call, challenging us to reimagine pressing questions of racial and social justice as matters of public health. The research and stories shared in this highly engaging, provocative book prove beyond a reasonable doubt that millions of lives depend on us finally coming to terms with the long-term consequences of childhood adversity and toxic stress.”—Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow “The Deepest Well is a heartbreaking, beautiful book about what might be the most important single issue facing our country's disadvantaged populations: the prevalence of childhood trauma. Relying on her work as a compassionate physician and first-class scientist, Burke Harris weaves together groundbreaking research with touching personal stories. The result is a gripping book that should convince everyone that we have a serious problem, and that unless we address it the losers will be our nation's children.”—JD Vance, author of Hillbilly Elegy “This powerful work book brilliantly exposes and explores one of the most critical health issues we face today. Dr. Burke-Harris combines a scientist's rigor with a compassionate doctor's heart to paint an unforgettable picture of what is at the center of what ails so many of our communities. Anyone who cares about people who sometimes struggle should read this book.”—Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy
About the Author
NADINE BURKE HARRIS, M.D., founder of the Center for Youth Wellness in San Francisco’s Bayview Hunters Point, was recently named Surgeon General of California. She is the recipient of the prestigious Heinz Award in 2016, and lives in San Francisco with her husband and their four boys.
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- Publisher : Mariner Books; Reprint edition (December 14, 2021)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 272 pages
- ISBN-10 : 132850266X
- ISBN-13 : 978-1328502667
- Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
- Dimensions : 5.31 x 0.67 x 8 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #5,492 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #5 in Popular Developmental Psychology
- #18 in Popular Child Psychology
- #23 in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
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Dr. Nadine Burke Harris is founder and CEO of the Center for Youth Wellness in San Francisco’s Bayview-Hunters Point. She is the subject of a New Yorker profile and the recipient of a Heinz Award in 2016, among many other honors. Her TED talk, “I Was Thinking Too Small,” has been viewed over 2.4 million times. Learn more at https://centerforyouthwellness.org/the-deepest-well/.
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Dr. Burke-Harris’ book has catapulted my understanding of how to apply ACES in medical care. It is well written in a common vernacular, punctuated by the details of her personal experiences that brings the concept of ACES into three dimensions! I applaud her advocacy.
I am a firm believer that The Deepest Well should be mandatory reading for every undergraduate psych major and every graduate student in the social sciences and counseling programs in this nation!
I also believe that policy makers and community leaders and advocates need this knowledge to inform their choice of priorities when addressing our community’s significant challenges.
What I pray for is a cohesive response to heal our communities of the origins of toxic stress so that we don’t stay stuck treating its’ symptoms.
I'd heard of the ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) test or scores but OMG I just had no idea that the premise is that ACEs can cause toxic stress and impact our biology--our neurological system, immune system, hormonal system, cardiovascular system, even how our body reads our DNA-- in ways that we are not fully in control of especially without a network of support. This in turn can impact life choices that we make as children, adolescents, adults and our ability to function in society.
Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, currently the first surgeon general of CA and the author, is brilliant in how she has organized this book. There are lots of stories to draw us in and make us want to read more, but she also explains the scientific research and the science in a reader-friendly way. The driving narrative is the growth in her own understanding of this issue and her pursuit of bringing this information to the world.
Dr. Harris makes the argument that ACEs is not about a certain group of people - poor, people of color, etc. It's a global issue, an issue that is pervasive in all communities. Even as I was sharing what I was learning with friends, I was shocked when two of them paused and said, "That's me. I probably have a high ACEs score." SHOCKED.
BUT we CAN help. I was worried that Dr. Harris's "prescription" would be out of bounds for me. I mean I'm not able to set up a clinic with the type of care the Center for Youth Wellness, but I finished the book feeling like I could contribute to the welfare of people in my community who struggle because of toxic stress.
This is a book that's transformed my world and will influence my work with educators and children in the schools.
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Der Stil des Buches ist typisch amerikanisch, manchmal plakativ zur besseren Anschaulichkeit und immer spannend und anregend. Die Autorin gibt nicht einfach nur ihre Ideen weiter und interpretiert Statistiken in ihrem Sinne, wie in manchen pseudo-wissenschaftlichen Werken. Sie beschreibt, wie sie ihre Theorie entwickelt und durch Studien auf eine solide Basis stellt.
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