Childhood Trauma: The One Test You Don't Want to ACE

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For people with high ACE scores, a critical manager can feel like the parent who yelled, and office politics like walking on eggshells at home.

Host Leslie Poston explores the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) test, a 10-question assessment linking childhood trauma to adult physical and mental health risks. The episode details how trauma biologically rewires the brain and body, manifests in work and relationships, and discusses pathways to healing through trauma-informed therapies.

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A grounded look at how childhood hardship can echo through adult life.

This review treats the ACE test as a practical way into how childhood hardship can shape health, relationships, work life, and even longevity.

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If you want to understand why old wounds show up in new places, press play.

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