This book answered so many questions

My sister and I had to deal with some of the issues highlighted in this book and MY GOD does it put things into perspective! I actually understood some of the behaviours I experienced personally and well as having to deal with my baby sisters issues... just wow!

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wow, inspiring brave thought provoking, insightful

wow, this is nspiring, brave, thought provoking, veey insightful and full of amazing useful takeaways.

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Wow. Everyone should read this.....

.... It could change the world! Brilliantly and passionately read by the author herself, I couldn't stop listening! It was so engaging and at times deeply moving.

This isn't a book just for doctors or therapists, it should (at least) be read by teachers, social care workers, police officers and all those other areas were people work to help people. But the real message is that we're a community... A human community and knowing the contents of this book might just help us all change the legacy for the children to come.

Read it! You won't regret it.

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Amazing is not enough

Loved this book, the very essence of the Resilience film made with Sundance. A worthy listen for everyone interacting with children and young people either as a parent, relative, teacher, youth worker, social worker, children's panel member, residential managers, police officers, doctors, nurses, paramedics. If you cross paths with children and young people this book is an absolute must, gaining an understanding of the full picture of adversity. I hope to hear much more from this author, researcher, doctor and visionary... its the tip of an enormous iceberg!

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highly recommend it

Brilliant topic and great way of explaining thanks for improving the understanding the impact of childhood has on life

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A total eye-opener and a must read

Essential reading if you work with children and young people, or if you've experienced trauma or know someone who has.

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Loved this book!

A refreshing and educational explanation on ACE’s. I particularly enjoyed that it was narrated by the author herself. I connected with it so much more. A great read!

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good book, good performance

this is one of the very good examples of the author narrating her own book, as the author has a really good sense of humor and is very compassionate, and the intended emotions were very accurately delivered through her performance, so much so that i felt moved to leave a comment of gratitude. well done. also really like the writing. thought this was going to be a more therapy type book, and instead there was a lot of neurobiological information in there. very clearly and concisely explained. as a chemist, this book successfully got me interested in biology and neuroscience. wish i had a professor like this during college.

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A book to be read over and over again

A must have for every person who wants to understand why they are how they are

Nadine Burke-Harris is a pioneer and groundbreaker

This book is such a blessing. So helpful. I have dipped in and out of it in paperback form for years but not until I listened to the whole book on Audible did I get the significance of this wonderful woman’s part in the process of getting ACE’s recognised on so many levels. Brilliant performance by Nadine in the audio too. If you listen to, or read, this book you’ll feel so much more informed, whatever you do in life. Thank you.
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