Can not sleeping well have anything to do with traumatic childhood experiences? On today’s episode, Dr. Bennett and his wife, Cathy, discuss some of the ways that sleep and breathing can be affected by what happens to us as children. Many great insights and things to consider.

 

Link on Ted Talk by Nadine Burke Harris: https://www.ted.com/talks/nadine_burke_harris_how_childhood_trauma_affects_health_across_a_lifetime?language=en

 

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE’s): 

https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/childabuseandneglect/acestudy/index.html

Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Behavioral Problems in Children:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22392181