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Resilience: The Biology of Stress & the Science of Hope
Your nervous system learned to survive. It can learn to feel safe too.
Who it's for
Many adults who had a hard childhood read their reactions as personal weakness.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Resilience: The Biology of Stress & the Science of Hope is a documentary directed by James Redford and produced by KPJR that premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. It examines the origins of the CDC-Kaiser Permanente Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study and the biology of toxic stress, with interviewees including Robert Anda, Vincent Felitti, Nadine Burke Harris and Jack Shonkoff.
Where to find it
Licensed for community and professional screenings via KPJR Films; has appeared on Plex. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Discussion of child abuse and neglect.
Age: Not verified (suggested 14+)
When I stand before thee at the day's end thou shalt see my scars and know that I had my wounds and also my healing.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 290
