Todd Boyle

Essential viewing because it repeatedly brings the viewer back to the problem of ACEs, adverse childhood experiences, and trauma generally as the *causes* of so many struggling adults throughout their lives. One particularly poignant passage, Kristof says that until we understand and heal the *pain* that so many are feeling, we won't be able to help much. IMO the acting out by Trumpies is also a direct reflection of deep seated pain and feelings of abandonment or isolation that came long before it was somehow guided into political campaigns to support Trump. If their pain is not understood or recognized, their movement will only grow.