Childhood Trauma

This workbook is designed to help you explore your Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).

Trauma is less about "what happened" and more about "how it was experienced.”

Learn more about how adverse childhood experiences can impact the way you see the world.

You can use these scripts to help you when you’re sharing about your trauma in safe spaces where you’re supported and able to be understood.

Create awareness of your triggers and take control of your healing.

A pep talk.

You can use this script (and make your own edits) when you need to explain your feelings or behavior.

Realizing you experienced childhood trauma is one of the hardest things you can do.

Use this worksheet to track what you notice in your body when you feel triggered or when you are overwhelmed.

Watch this when you need help grounding.

It’s a great idea to have a system in place for when you become overwhelmed to help your loved ones help you and communicate in those moments.

When we go through trauma, it can profoundly alter how our brains and bodies function.

Here’s what to look for when searching for the right support for working through childhood trauma.

If you grew up with childhood trauma and ever found yourself wondering, 'Why am I still struggling?', this book is for you.

This worksheet will help you explore your past, things that happened to you, and reclaim your future.

Why being told to be grateful despite your trauma isn't helpful.

Here are some ways to respond when someone tells you to “stop dwelling on the past.”

There is a future where your children, and their children, do not carry what you had to carry.

Whitney Goodman, LMFT, answers members' questions about childhood trauma.