| The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Trauma and Adversity Contributor(s): Burke Harris, Nadine (Author) |
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ISBN: 132850266X ISBN-13: 9781328502667 Publisher: Mariner Books OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Children's Studies - Family & Relationships | Abuse - Child Abuse - Health & Fitness | Children's Health |
| Dewey: 618.928 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.45 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "An extraordinary, eye-opening book."--People 2018 National Health Information Awards, Silver Award "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 |
Contributor Bio(s): Burke Harris, Nadine: - NADINE BURKE HARRIS, M.D., 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 was the recent recipient of a prestigious Heinz Award in 2016, among many other honors. Her TED talk, "I Was Thinking Too Small," previewed the subject of The Deepest Well, her first book. She lives in San Francisco, California.Harris, Nadine Burke: - 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. |