Childhood trauma doesn’t always stay in childhood. But it also doesn’t have to determine the rest of your life. Dana Brooks sits down with Dr. Mimi Graham, Director of the FSU Center for Prevention and Early Intervention Policy, for a powerful conversation about adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), attachment, trauma, resilience, foster care, early intervention, and the adults who can completely change a child’s trajectory. Dr. Graham explains how early experiences can affect brain development and behavior, why repeatedly moving children between caregivers can cause additional harm, and how trauma-informed courts and early-childhood programs can make better decisions for vulnerable families. Dana also shares deeply personal experiences from her own childhood and explains why experiencing adversity doesn’t automatically determine someone’s future. The conversation explores the importance of teachers, coaches, mentors, fathers, and other stable adults—and why sometimes one person believing in a child can make an enormous difference. Topics include childhood trauma, ACEs, attachment, foster care, resilience, early childhood development, parenting, fatherhood, mentorship, juvenile justice, Head Start, trauma-informed courts, and breaking generational cycles. Subscribe to Direct with Dana for more candid conversations with the people working to strengthen families and communities, and follow Fasig Brooks for more from the show.
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