Early childhood emotional injuries cause deep festering wounds. Until we open them up and deal with them, they just keep slowly poisoning us until we die. This is where Shadow Work comes in. I know this sounds super melodramatic. But developmental trauma has actually been linked with higher risks of pretty much every chronic illness, mental illness, addiction, violence, being a victim of violence, suicide, neurodivergence, and lower life expectancy. In fact, childhood trauma and toxic stress have been shown to cause almost every form of illness and behavioural issue in adulthood. The ACE Study on Childhood Trauma Prevalence of […]