Trauma Proof: Healing, Attachment, and the Science of Prevention

"Lucid, clear, visionary"—Bessel van der Kolk, author of The Body Keeps The Score

An expert's inspiring, deeply personal account of how childhood trauma can be overcome.

From the moment they’re born, babies seek a loving parental attachment. When that connection is absent, it derails childhood development in ways that can last a lifetime. The annual health costs of illness related to child trauma for North America and Europe alone are 1.3 trillion dollars. Child trauma is much more widespread...