In this week's episode, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C, a trauma therapist, consultant and coach, talks about Childhood Trauma, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) and Adverse Babyhood Experiences (ABES). In this episode you will hear Laura talk about: 

• The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study - what it is and why it matters 
• The list of questions included in the original ACE Study 
• Adverse Babyhood Experiences, a term coined by Dr. Veronique Mead - what this means 

Resources for this Episode:  

Dr. Veronique Mead's interview on Therapy Chat Podcast 

Dr. Veronique Mead's blog on ABES 

Episode 19 of Therapy Chat (note, it had a different name when this episode was released). 

Link to Abstract of ACES Article from 1998 

PACES website 

Dr. Nadine Burke Harris's TED Talk 

Dr. Nadine Burke Harris's book, The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity 

Recent Therapy Chat interview with Sarah Peyton about the Neuroscience of Connection 

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