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ACEs: How the Body Holds and Hides Pain with Dr. Vincent Felitti
Jan 19, 2024
This podcast explores ACEs - Adverse Childhood Experiences - and their impact on coping mechanisms and hiding pain. Dr. Vincent Felitti shares personal stories and discusses the connection between childhood trauma and health issues. The unfair judgement of obesity and addiction is addressed, along with the importance of asking difficult questions in healthcare.
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- Childhood sexual abuse was found to be a common factor among patients struggling with morbid obesity, challenging the perception that obesity is the problem and highlighting how weight gain can be a coping mechanism for underlying trauma and pain.
- Adverse childhood experiences have a significant impact on adult health, with a clear dose-response relationship between the number of ACEs and the development of autoimmune diseases, emphasizing the importance of addressing stored trauma to prevent and manage various health conditions.
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The discovery of childhood sexual abuse as a frequent issue in obesity patients
Dr. Folletti, the co-founder of the original ACE study, shares how the obesity program led to a revolutionary discovery. They found that childhood sexual abuse was a common factor among many of the patients who were struggling with morbid obesity. This discovery challenged the perception that obesity was the problem, as these patients were using weight gain as a solution to cope with the underlying trauma and pain from their past experiences.
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