Insight from Anita Govender

Coach Anita Govendor of Beliefs 180 shares her insights on how experiences from the past can impact a recovery journey

An adverse childhood experience is a traumatic experience that happens in childhood ranging from the obvious like abuse, neglect, the death of a family member to experiences that are less obvious like divorce or a change in school or a move to a new neighborhood. Anita shares why unresolved adverse or negative experiences from the past can derail one’s ability to have a meaningful recovery from drugs and alcohol and how to begin to resolve those negative experiences from the past.