"My conversations with Dr. Bruce Perry and the thousands of people who were brave enough to share their stories with me on
The Oprah Winfrey Show have taught me that the effects of my treatment by those who were suppased to care for me weren't strictly emotional. There was also a biological response. Through my work with Dr. Perry, my eyes have been opened to the fact that although I experienced abuse and trauma as a child, my brain found ways to adapt.
This is where hope lives for all of us-in the unique adaptability of aur miraculous brains. As Dr. Perry explains in this book, understanding how the brain reacts to stress or early trauma helps clarify how what has happened to us in the past shapes who we are, how we behave, and why we do the things we do.
Through this lens, we can bu ilda renewed sense of personal self-worth and ultimately recalibrate aur responses to circumstances, situations, and relationships. It is, in other words, the key to reshaping our very lives."
- OPRAH
