61. How Do Traumatic Events Affect Child Development? (Part One)

How does trauma impact a child?Jewels remembers the good times. As an only child living with her mom and a dad she adored, she remembers early childhood as a fun and happy time. But when Jewels was just 7 years of age the events of one night changed everything and her life was never the same again. What happens to a little girl when nobody is paying attention, nobody is loving her, nobody is listening to her, is frightening. And the journey she has been on was a fight for survival that would have crushed others. Jewels is the author of an award winning memoir called The Making Of A Woman from the inside out, a deeply honest account of a life lived reaching for the light despite the darkness.You can connect with Jewels on https://www.instagram.com/jewelsthemakingofawoman/ and please go and purchase her book at https://themakingofawoman.com/If you have a story to share for this podcast please connect with me at www.instagram.com/mybigloveproject or send an email to [email protected].  I would LOVE! to connect with you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.