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The Science of Adversity, Resilience, and Transformation | Audrey Stillerman | TEDxUofIChicago


so tonight we’re going to talk about

so tonight we’re going to talk about adversity and health and well-being

adversity and health and well-being

adversity and health and well-being across the lifespan about the biology of

across the lifespan about the biology of

across the lifespan about the biology of personal social and historical

personal social and historical

personal social and historical experience as well as building

experience as well as building

experience as well as building resilience healing and hope I’d like to

resilience healing and hope I’d like to

resilience healing and hope I’d like to ask you to hold a question in your mind

ask you to hold a question in your mind

ask you to hold a question in your mind as we begin I want to ask you what the

as we begin I want to ask you what the

as we begin I want to ask you what the following real people have in common a

following real people have in common a

following real people have in common a cancer patient a child with school

cancer patient a child with school

cancer patient a child with school problems a heroin addict a politician

problems a heroin addict a politician

problems a heroin addict a politician who can’t stop lying a pro football

who can’t stop lying a pro football

who can’t stop lying a pro football player who beats his child and a Native

player who beats his child and a Native

player who beats his child and a Native American stay tuned

American stay tuned

American stay tuned else was coming about 20 years ago the

else was coming about 20 years ago the

else was coming about 20 years ago the adverse childhood experiences or a study

adverse childhood experiences or a study

adverse childhood experiences or a study was published in the American Journal of

was published in the American Journal of

was published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine this study was the

Preventive Medicine this study was the

Preventive Medicine this study was the largest and many would argue most

largest and many would argue most

largest and many would argue most important public health study of its

important public health study of its

important public health study of its kind it was co-authored by dr. Vincent

kind it was co-authored by dr. Vincent

kind it was co-authored by dr. Vincent felitti

felitti

felitti of Kaiser Permanente and dr. Robert anda

of Kaiser Permanente and dr. Robert anda

of Kaiser Permanente and dr. Robert anda an epidemiologist from the Center for

an epidemiologist from the Center for

an epidemiologist from the Center for Disease Control this study looked at the

Disease Control this study looked at the

Disease Control this study looked at the relationship between childhood health

relationship between childhood health

relationship between childhood health and adult illness dr. fouladian anda

and adult illness dr. fouladian anda

and adult illness dr. fouladian anda surveyed more than 17,000 patients most

surveyed more than 17,000 patients most

surveyed more than 17,000 patients most of whom were white or Hispanic middle

of whom were white or Hispanic middle

of whom were white or Hispanic middle class middle-aged with some college

class middle-aged with some college

class middle-aged with some college education all had health insurance the

education all had health insurance the

education all had health insurance the doctors and their research team

doctors and their research team

doctors and their research team developed a questionnaire looking at ten

developed a questionnaire looking at ten

developed a questionnaire looking at ten categories of experience of abuse

categories of experience of abuse

categories of experience of abuse neglect and household distress as well

neglect and household distress as well

neglect and household distress as well as physical emotional and social health

as physical emotional and social health

as physical emotional and social health and well-being in adulthood for each

and well-being in adulthood for each

and well-being in adulthood for each adverse experience that the participants

adverse experience that the participants

adverse experience that the participants had they received a point of one and the

had they received a point of one and the

had they received a point of one and the sum of all their experiences was there a

sum of all their experiences was there a

sum of all their experiences was there a score what the research team found was

score what the research team found was

score what the research team found was stunning what they learned was that aces

stunning what they learned was that aces

stunning what they learned was that aces are common 64% of participants had had

are common 64% of participants had had

are common 64% of participants had had at least one adverse experience 27%

at least one adverse experience 27%

at least one adverse experience 27% three or more and 5% heads six or more

three or more and 5% heads six or more

three or more and 5% heads six or more they learned that aces are interrelated

they learned that aces are interrelated

they learned that aces are interrelated so every participant who had one ace was

so every participant who had one ace was

so every participant who had one ace was 87% likely to have another and they

87% likely to have another and they

87% likely to have another and they learned that accumulation of aces

learned that accumulation of aces

learned that accumulation of aces matters that there’s a graded

matters that there’s a graded

matters that there’s a graded relationship between experiences of

relationship between experiences of

relationship between experiences of adversity and our risk for disease

adversity and our risk for disease

adversity and our risk for disease disability social and work problems and

disability social and work problems and

disability social and work problems and even death chillingly those participants

even death chillingly those participants

even death chillingly those participants who had experienced six or more aces had

who had experienced six or more aces had

who had experienced six or more aces had a life expectancy twenty years shorter

a life expectancy twenty years shorter

a life expectancy twenty years shorter than those participants who had an ace

than those participants who had an ace

than those participants who had an ace score of zero looking at these

score of zero looking at these

score of zero looking at these statistics we know that every day

statistics we know that every day

statistics we know that every day everywhere doctors will see at least one

everywhere doctors will see at least one

everywhere doctors will see at least one patient who’s had experiences of

patient who’s had experiences of

patient who’s had experiences of childhood diversity about five years

childhood diversity about five years

childhood diversity about five years later dr. Foley DeAnda and colleagues

later dr. Foley DeAnda and colleagues

later dr. Foley DeAnda and colleagues revisited the ACE study to answer the

revisited the ACE study to answer the

revisited the ACE study to answer the question are aces merely associated with

question are aces merely associated with

question are aces merely associated with poor outcomes or do they cause them they

poor outcomes or do they cause them they

poor outcomes or do they cause them they use nine public health principals to

use nine public health principals to

use nine public health principals to evaluate the ACE study and what they

evaluate the ACE study and what they

evaluate the ACE study and what they found is that they study met all nine

found is that they study met all nine

found is that they study met all nine principles for inferring cause so we can

principles for inferring cause so we can

principles for inferring cause so we can say with confidence that aces in fact

say with confidence that aces in fact

say with confidence that aces in fact are the root cause of our most pressing

are the root cause of our most pressing

are the root cause of our most pressing health and social problems from cancer

health and social problems from cancer

health and social problems from cancer to HIV to IV drug use to domestic

to HIV to IV drug use to domestic

to HIV to IV drug use to domestic violence and even death we also know now

violence and even death we also know now

violence and even death we also know now that we can quantify the contribution of

that we can quantify the contribution of

that we can quantify the contribution of aces to many of our pressing health and

aces to many of our pressing health and

aces to many of our pressing health and social problems so aces are the most

social problems so aces are the most

social problems so aces are the most powerful known determinants of health so

powerful known determinants of health so

powerful known determinants of health so you might say this is really interesting

you might say this is really interesting

you might say this is really interesting but what does a study of a bunch of

but what does a study of a bunch of

but what does a study of a bunch of white people in California have to do

white people in California have to do

white people in California have to do with us they study in fact was

with us they study in fact was

with us they study in fact was replicated in diverse populations with

replicated in diverse populations with

replicated in diverse populations with similar results in 32 states in 31

similar results in 32 states in 31

similar results in 32 states in 31 countries around

countries around

countries around world here in Illinois some public

world here in Illinois some public

world here in Illinois some public health surveys reveal that 32 percent of

health surveys reveal that 32 percent of

health surveys reveal that 32 percent of children 17 years or younger and 60% of

children 17 years or younger and 60% of

children 17 years or younger and 60% of adults have experienced at least one

adults have experienced at least one

adults have experienced at least one experience of childhood adversity there

experience of childhood adversity there

experience of childhood adversity there was a longitudinal study here in Chicago

was a longitudinal study here in Chicago

was a longitudinal study here in Chicago that looked at lower income and minority

that looked at lower income and minority

that looked at lower income and minority youth over the course of about 20 years

youth over the course of about 20 years

youth over the course of about 20 years and this population too had about a 64%

and this population too had about a 64%

and this population too had about a 64% prevalence of at least one experience of

prevalence of at least one experience of

prevalence of at least one experience of aces and those participants who had

aces and those participants who had

aces and those participants who had experienced four or more aces were much

experienced four or more aces were much

experienced four or more aces were much less likely to graduate from high school

less likely to graduate from high school

less likely to graduate from high school had higher risk of depression and more

had higher risk of depression and more

had higher risk of depression and more likelihood of addiction they were more

likelihood of addiction they were more

likelihood of addiction they were more likely to have a juvenile arrest or

likely to have a juvenile arrest or

likely to have a juvenile arrest or felony charge and they were less likely

felony charge and they were less likely

felony charge and they were less likely to hold skilled jobs or have advanced

to hold skilled jobs or have advanced

to hold skilled jobs or have advanced degrees so we know that aces can change

degrees so we know that aces can change

degrees so we know that aces can change our bodies but what is the pathway and

our bodies but what is the pathway and

our bodies but what is the pathway and with that information how will that

with that information how will that

with that information how will that change our approach to solving problems

change our approach to solving problems

change our approach to solving problems in creating health I’m a little daunted

in creating health I’m a little daunted

in creating health I’m a little daunted because we have a neuroscientist in the

because we have a neuroscientist in the

because we have a neuroscientist in the audience so bear with me around the same

audience so bear with me around the same

audience so bear with me around the same time that the ACE study was collecting

time that the ACE study was collecting

time that the ACE study was collecting its data there was an explosion of

its data there was an explosion of

its data there was an explosion of sophisticated neuroscience research so

sophisticated neuroscience research so

sophisticated neuroscience research so we’re going to have a little crash

we’re going to have a little crash

we’re going to have a little crash course here about neuro development and

course here about neuro development and

course here about neuro development and attachment so that we can better

attachment so that we can better

attachment so that we can better understand the relationship between

understand the relationship between

understand the relationship between experience and health and I’m going to

experience and health and I’m going to

experience and health and I’m going to pull out my handy model of the brain and

pull out my handy model of the brain and

pull out my handy model of the brain and for the sake of argument we’re going to

for the sake of argument we’re going to

for the sake of argument we’re going to imagine that the brain is composed of

imagine that the brain is composed of

imagine that the brain is composed of three parts the brain stem or the

three parts the brain stem or the

three parts the brain stem or the survival brain the midbrain or the

survival brain the midbrain or the

survival brain the midbrain or the emotional brain in the cortex or the

emotional brain in the cortex or the

emotional brain in the cortex or the thinking brain our brain is responsive

thinking brain our brain is responsive

thinking brain our brain is responsive to experience it develops from the

to experience it develops from the

to experience it develops from the bottom up from the survival brain to the

bottom up from the survival brain to the

bottom up from the survival brain to the thinking brain starting prenatally and

thinking brain starting prenatally and

thinking brain starting prenatally and going till about age 24 there are

going till about age 24 there are

going till about age 24 there are critical and sensitive

critical and sensitive

critical and sensitive periods of development so for example if

periods of development so for example if

periods of development so for example if we’re stuck in a room with no light

we’re stuck in a room with no light

we’re stuck in a room with no light during the critical period of

during the critical period of

during the critical period of development of vision we’ll be blind

development of vision we’ll be blind

development of vision we’ll be blind attachment is a special emotional

attachment is a special emotional

attachment is a special emotional relationship which involves the exchange

relationship which involves the exchange

relationship which involves the exchange of care comfort and pleasure our

of care comfort and pleasure our

of care comfort and pleasure our attachment styles are established in our

attachment styles are established in our

attachment styles are established in our early infant caregiver relationships

early infant caregiver relationships

early infant caregiver relationships attunement is our ability to understand

attunement is our ability to understand

attunement is our ability to understand and perceive the needs and wants of

and perceive the needs and wants of

and perceive the needs and wants of others childhood adversity and trauma

others childhood adversity and trauma

others childhood adversity and trauma can cause toxic stress disrupt

can cause toxic stress disrupt

can cause toxic stress disrupt attachment and derail the optimal

attachment and derail the optimal

attachment and derail the optimal development of the brain it’s signaling

development of the brain it’s signaling

development of the brain it’s signaling to the autonomic nervous system and

to the autonomic nervous system and

to the autonomic nervous system and other body systems and our overall

other body systems and our overall

other body systems and our overall physiology attachment and attunement

physiology attachment and attunement

physiology attachment and attunement help to protect us from the consequences

help to protect us from the consequences

help to protect us from the consequences of adversity and from distress stress

of adversity and from distress stress

of adversity and from distress stress and trauma so you’re probably wondering

and trauma so you’re probably wondering

and trauma so you’re probably wondering what do genes have to do with all this

what do genes have to do with all this

what do genes have to do with all this stuff

stuff

stuff our country has spent lots and lots of

our country has spent lots and lots of

our country has spent lots and lots of money looking at genetics well it turns

money looking at genetics well it turns

money looking at genetics well it turns out that genes are in a dynamic

out that genes are in a dynamic

out that genes are in a dynamic relationship with the environment as

relationship with the environment as

relationship with the environment as well and genes have markers called

epigenome Dean’s on or off making us

epigenome Dean’s on or off making us healthier or sicker and these genetic

healthier or sicker and these genetic

healthier or sicker and these genetic modifications can be passed from

modifications can be passed from

modifications can be passed from generation to generation to prepare us

generation to generation to prepare us

generation to generation to prepare us for the environment that will face

for the environment that will face

for the environment that will face recent research has revealed that

recent research has revealed that

recent research has revealed that children of Holocaust survivors have in

children of Holocaust survivors have in

children of Holocaust survivors have in fact inherited genetic modifications

fact inherited genetic modifications

fact inherited genetic modifications that can be traced back to their parents

that can be traced back to their parents

that can be traced back to their parents response to stress so we know that

response to stress so we know that

response to stress so we know that adverse childhood experiences change the

adverse childhood experiences change the

adverse childhood experiences change the body but what about poverty in

body but what about poverty in

body but what about poverty in discrimination and violence in 2014 dr.

discrimination and violence in 2014 dr.

discrimination and violence in 2014 dr. Roy Wade and colleagues in Philadelphia

Roy Wade and colleagues in Philadelphia

Roy Wade and colleagues in Philadelphia developed an expanded ace questionnaire

developed an expanded ace questionnaire

developed an expanded ace questionnaire that included many indicators of adverse

that included many indicators of adverse

that included many indicators of adverse community environments like violence and

community environments like violence and

community environments like violence and community disruption economic hard

community disruption economic hard

community disruption economic hard ship and problems and conflict with

ship and problems and conflict with

ship and problems and conflict with systems like schools child welfare in

systems like schools child welfare in

systems like schools child welfare in the juvenile justice system and guess

the juvenile justice system and guess

the juvenile justice system and guess what those things are really important

what those things are really important

what those things are really important too in fact those adverse community

too in fact those adverse community

too in fact those adverse community environments cause the same kind of

environments cause the same kind of

environments cause the same kind of changes in our brain and our physiology

changes in our brain and our physiology

changes in our brain and our physiology and behavior as adverse childhood

and behavior as adverse childhood

and behavior as adverse childhood experiences you won’t see it here but

experiences you won’t see it here but

experiences you won’t see it here but there are things lurking in the soil as

there are things lurking in the soil as

there are things lurking in the soil as well and those things are experiences of

well and those things are experiences of

well and those things are experiences of historical trauma like slavery cultural

historical trauma like slavery cultural

historical trauma like slavery cultural genocide and Holocaust and they have an

genocide and Holocaust and they have an

genocide and Holocaust and they have an impact on our brains and physiology

impact on our brains and physiology

impact on our brains and physiology across the generations as well so in

across the generations as well so in

across the generations as well so in summary our genes epi genes and

summary our genes epi genes and

summary our genes epi genes and experiences their timing severity and

experiences their timing severity and

experiences their timing severity and chronicity all shaped the growth and

chronicity all shaped the growth and

chronicity all shaped the growth and development of our brain and can lead to

development of our brain and can lead to

development of our brain and can lead to adaptations that are hardwired into our

adaptations that are hardwired into our

adaptations that are hardwired into our biology that caused chronic disease

biology that caused chronic disease

biology that caused chronic disease mental health problems work and social

mental health problems work and social

mental health problems work and social issues

issues

issues addictions crime poverty even disparity

addictions crime poverty even disparity

addictions crime poverty even disparity and these things can be passed from one

and these things can be passed from one

and these things can be passed from one generation to the next so we know that

generation to the next so we know that

generation to the next so we know that there’s great cost in human suffering

there’s great cost in human suffering

there’s great cost in human suffering but what does this cost us in dollars

but what does this cost us in dollars

but what does this cost us in dollars and cents in 2014 it was estimated that

and cents in 2014 it was estimated that

and cents in 2014 it was estimated that each first-time episode of childhood

each first-time episode of childhood

each first-time episode of childhood maltreatment would cost about 1.8

maltreatment would cost about 1.8

maltreatment would cost about 1.8 million dollars over the course of that

million dollars over the course of that

million dollars over the course of that victims lifetime and about 6 trillion

victims lifetime and about 6 trillion

victims lifetime and about 6 trillion dollars in total for all those victims

dollars in total for all those victims

dollars in total for all those victims imagine how much good we could do with

imagine how much good we could do with

imagine how much good we could do with that money so let’s take a deep breath

that money so let’s take a deep breath

that money so let’s take a deep breath because that’s heavy stuff and we’re

because that’s heavy stuff and we’re

because that’s heavy stuff and we’re going to talk about some good news

going to talk about some good news

going to talk about some good news we humans have some really cool things

we humans have some really cool things

we humans have some really cool things going for us our brains are plastic they

going for us our brains are plastic they

going for us our brains are plastic they actually respond to our experiences in

actually respond to our experiences in

actually respond to our experiences in our environment both in terms of

our environment both in terms of

our environment both in terms of function and structure of course are

function and structure of course are

function and structure of course are over the course of our whole lives we

over the course of our whole lives we

over the course of our whole lives we also have the capacity for resilience

also have the capacity for resilience

also have the capacity for resilience which is the ability to bounce back and

which is the ability to bounce back and

which is the ability to bounce back and it turns out that secure attachments and

it turns out that secure attachments and

it turns out that secure attachments and social support help us build revolt

social support help us build revolt

social support help us build revolt millions we need to use these ideas and

millions we need to use these ideas and

millions we need to use these ideas and embed them in strategies throughout our

embed them in strategies throughout our

embed them in strategies throughout our human ecology from the individual level

human ecology from the individual level

human ecology from the individual level all the way through the structural

all the way through the structural

all the way through the structural levels across time we can do things like

levels across time we can do things like

levels across time we can do things like raise awareness build individual

raise awareness build individual

raise awareness build individual knowledge and skills train our service

knowledge and skills train our service

knowledge and skills train our service providers change organizational practice

providers change organizational practice

providers change organizational practice and even influence policy legislation

and even influence policy legislation

and even influence policy legislation and high-impact conversations where do

and high-impact conversations where do

and high-impact conversations where do we start well we start at the beginning

we start well we start at the beginning

we start well we start at the beginning we give our parents and families the

we give our parents and families the

we give our parents and families the tools and resources that they need to be

tools and resources that they need to be

tools and resources that they need to be their best selves so that they can

their best selves so that they can

their best selves so that they can foster secure and attached relationships

foster secure and attached relationships

foster secure and attached relationships with their children to build healthy

with their children to build healthy

with their children to build healthy bodies and brains it’s really that

bodies and brains it’s really that

bodies and brains it’s really that simple we have to ensure the basics for

simple we have to ensure the basics for

simple we have to ensure the basics for everybody we need to make a commitment

everybody we need to make a commitment

everybody we need to make a commitment to social welfare so that all of us have

to social welfare so that all of us have

to social welfare so that all of us have a physiologic needs met our needs for

a physiologic needs met our needs for

a physiologic needs met our needs for safety and security and for love and

safety and security and for love and

safety and security and for love and belonging so that we can find our true

belonging so that we can find our true

belonging so that we can find our true purpose and fulfill our potential

interestingly with all this scientific

interestingly with all this scientific evidence not much of it has made its way

evidence not much of it has made its way

evidence not much of it has made its way into curricula of medical schools

into curricula of medical schools

into curricula of medical schools colleges of education nursing Social

colleges of education nursing Social

colleges of education nursing Social Work law or business many of these

Work law or business many of these

Work law or business many of these schools are stuck in a paradigm that

schools are stuck in a paradigm that

schools are stuck in a paradigm that focuses on high-stakes testing zero

focuses on high-stakes testing zero

focuses on high-stakes testing zero tolerance and a pill for every ye’ll but

tolerance and a pill for every ye’ll but

tolerance and a pill for every ye’ll but we can develop a new paradigm based on

we can develop a new paradigm based on

we can develop a new paradigm based on science history and justice that

science history and justice that

science history and justice that includes time-honored practices of

includes time-honored practices of

includes time-honored practices of cultivating awareness through meditation

cultivating awareness through meditation

cultivating awareness through meditation moving our bodies using the arts for

moving our bodies using the arts for

moving our bodies using the arts for creative self-expression and fostering

creative self-expression and fostering

creative self-expression and fostering healing relationships where we don’t ask

healing relationships where we don’t ask

healing relationships where we don’t ask what’s wrong with you what we ask what

what’s wrong with you what we ask what

what’s wrong with you what we ask what happened to you where we listen with

happened to you where we listen with

happened to you where we listen with acceptance and where we respond with

acceptance and where we respond with

acceptance and where we respond with compassion we can use trauma specific

compassion we can use trauma specific

compassion we can use trauma specific treatments like neurofeedback

treatments like neurofeedback

treatments like neurofeedback EMDR in eco therapy which by the way is

EMDR in eco therapy which by the way is

EMDR in eco therapy which by the way is going outside all of these activities

going outside all of these activities

going outside all of these activities and treatments help to settle down our

and treatments help to settle down our

and treatments help to settle down our autonomic nervous systems heal our

autonomic nervous systems heal our

autonomic nervous systems heal our brains and foster flourishing I’d like

brains and foster flourishing I’d like

brains and foster flourishing I’d like to give you a few specific examples

to give you a few specific examples

to give you a few specific examples there are many many many around the

there are many many many around the

there are many many many around the country and around the world here at UIC

country and around the world here at UIC

country and around the world here at UIC there’s been a pop up pantry to serve

there’s been a pop up pantry to serve

there’s been a pop up pantry to serve students with food insecurity so that

students with food insecurity so that

students with food insecurity so that they can be well fed and ready to learn

they can be well fed and ready to learn

they can be well fed and ready to learn on the West Campus at UIC in the

on the West Campus at UIC in the

on the West Campus at UIC in the emergency room there’s a better health

emergency room there’s a better health

emergency room there’s a better health through housing program which has housed

through housing program which has housed

through housing program which has housed 25 chronically homeless patients the

25 chronically homeless patients the

25 chronically homeless patients the patients are thrilled and the hospital

patients are thrilled and the hospital

patients are thrilled and the hospital is saving $2,000 per patient per month

is saving $2,000 per patient per month

is saving $2,000 per patient per month in Walla Walla Washington an alternative

in Walla Walla Washington an alternative

in Walla Walla Washington an alternative school has adapted trauma sensitive

school has adapted trauma sensitive

school has adapted trauma sensitive practices provided many opportunities

practices provided many opportunities

practices provided many opportunities for creative expression and focused on

for creative expression and focused on

for creative expression and focused on healing relationships they have

healing relationships they have

healing relationships they have decreased their suspension rate by 85

decreased their suspension rate by 85

decreased their suspension rate by 85 percent they’ve improved grades and

percent they’ve improved grades and

percent they’ve improved grades and attendance and their graduation rate is

attendance and their graduation rate is

attendance and their graduation rate is up from 18% to 78% and finally in

up from 18% to 78% and finally in

up from 18% to 78% and finally in Washington State

Washington State

Washington State the legislature has made a commitment to

the legislature has made a commitment to

the legislature has made a commitment to parents who have been arrested to keep

parents who have been arrested to keep

parents who have been arrested to keep them from going to prison so that the

them from going to prison so that the

them from going to prison so that the state won’t be adding another a stool

state won’t be adding another a stool

state won’t be adding another a stool knurl families the promising results

knurl families the promising results

knurl families the promising results from this program are that only 6% of

from this program are that only 6% of

from this program are that only 6% of ex-offenders have returned to prison and

ex-offenders have returned to prison and

ex-offenders have returned to prison and only 8% have committed another felony so

only 8% have committed another felony so

only 8% have committed another felony so if aces could be eliminated we could

if aces could be eliminated we could

if aces could be eliminated we could increase our work productivity by about

increase our work productivity by about

increase our work productivity by about 61 percent decrease suicide and life

61 percent decrease suicide and life

61 percent decrease suicide and life satisfaction by about 67 percent and

satisfaction by about 67 percent and

satisfaction by about 67 percent and decrease anxiety by about 56 percent and

decrease anxiety by about 56 percent and

decrease anxiety by about 56 percent and frankly that’s just the beginning

frankly that’s just the beginning

frankly that’s just the beginning so in summary our experiences current

so in summary our experiences current

so in summary our experiences current and historical individual and collective

and historical individual and collective

and historical individual and collective shape who we are because they affect our

shape who we are because they affect our

shape who we are because they affect our biology and they chart the course of our

biology and they chart the course of our

biology and they chart the course of our growth and development humane social

growth and development humane social

growth and development humane social conditions and and secure attached

conditions and and secure attached

conditions and and secure attached relationships help build resilience and

relationships help build resilience and

relationships help build resilience and allow us to weather life’s storms we

allow us to weather life’s storms we

allow us to weather life’s storms we have the knowledge and the power to

have the knowledge and the power to

have the knowledge and the power to prevent mitigate and treat the cause of

prevent mitigate and treat the cause of

prevent mitigate and treat the cause of our deepest suffering and we have the

our deepest suffering and we have the

our deepest suffering and we have the ability to allow all of us to find our

ability to allow all of us to find our

ability to allow all of us to find our true purpose and fulfill our potential

true purpose and fulfill our potential

true purpose and fulfill our potential our lives and the lives of the next

our lives and the lives of the next

our lives and the lives of the next seven generations depend on our putting

seven generations depend on our putting

seven generations depend on our putting this knowledge and skills into practice

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