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Aces High: A Memoir of Trauma Recovery & Emotional Resilience
My ACE (Adverse Childhood Experience) score is 6. That number—backed by decades of research—puts me at risk for over 23 serious health conditions, including heart disease, cancer, and mental health challenges like anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts.
I didn’t want to be a statistic. I wanted answers.
Aces High is my story of surviving abuse and reclaiming my health. I explore the science behind trauma and disease, the legacy of generational PTSD, and the lived reality of disability. I reveal how sexual abuse and physiological trauma shaped my body—and how I learned to confront shame, rage, and low self-worth to begin healing.
This book is for anyone ready to face their past and reclaim their future. The body remembers—but it can also heal.
I didn’t want to be a statistic. I wanted answers.
Aces High is my story of surviving abuse and reclaiming my health. I explore the science behind trauma and disease, the legacy of generational PTSD, and the lived reality of disability. I reveal how sexual abuse and physiological trauma shaped my body—and how I learned to confront shame, rage, and low self-worth to begin healing.
This book is for anyone ready to face their past and reclaim their future. The body remembers—but it can also heal.
215 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 25, 2025
About the author
Penny Hodgson
3 books6 followers**Guiding readers from survival to self‑trust****
Penny Hodgson is a Canadian author, trauma‑recovery educator, and creator of the Mind Files Method. Her work blends lived experience with practical tools that help individuals rewrite their inner narratives and choose emotional resilience over victimhood.
Growing up in the Saskatchewan prairies, Penny faced the challenges of a congenital deformity and the weight of generational trauma. These early experiences shaped her unique voice and deep commitment to healing through storytelling. Her writing explores identity, transformation, and the power of God’s grace in recovery.
Penny’s literary journey began with Mind Files: Perception, Perspective & Problems, a raw and resonant debut that introduced her trauma‑recovery framework. Her memoir, Aces High, draws powerful connections between her personal story and the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) study, offering readers insight, validation, and hope.
Beyond writing, Penny finds joy in teaching piano, connecting with nature, and building community. Her work continues to inspire those seeking clarity, courage, and a path forward.
Penny Hodgson is a Canadian author, trauma‑recovery educator, and creator of the Mind Files Method. Her work blends lived experience with practical tools that help individuals rewrite their inner narratives and choose emotional resilience over victimhood.
Growing up in the Saskatchewan prairies, Penny faced the challenges of a congenital deformity and the weight of generational trauma. These early experiences shaped her unique voice and deep commitment to healing through storytelling. Her writing explores identity, transformation, and the power of God’s grace in recovery.
Penny’s literary journey began with Mind Files: Perception, Perspective & Problems, a raw and resonant debut that introduced her trauma‑recovery framework. Her memoir, Aces High, draws powerful connections between her personal story and the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) study, offering readers insight, validation, and hope.
Beyond writing, Penny finds joy in teaching piano, connecting with nature, and building community. Her work continues to inspire those seeking clarity, courage, and a path forward.
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August 15, 2026
excellent Book
This was a really good book, I was not very open minded about reading it but I’m so glad I did I would definitely recommend it
This was a really good book, I was not very open minded about reading it but I’m so glad I did I would definitely recommend it
August 10, 2026
Real good book.
I enjoyed reading the book, show how medical professionals can be so wrong. And what trauma can cause to our health and bodies.
I enjoyed reading the book, show how medical professionals can be so wrong. And what trauma can cause to our health and bodies.
March 24, 2025
weird tangents and contradictions included
Won a copy of this through goodreads. Was interested in what looked to be an interesting dissection of psychology and sociology, but instead held many contradictions in the authors writing, and then went off on an anti- medical tangent that really had nothing to do with wha the author was exploring. Disappointed because I wanted to enjoy the research and discussion on some important topics, but couldn’t.
Won a copy of this through goodreads. Was interested in what looked to be an interesting dissection of psychology and sociology, but instead held many contradictions in the authors writing, and then went off on an anti- medical tangent that really had nothing to do with wha the author was exploring. Disappointed because I wanted to enjoy the research and discussion on some important topics, but couldn’t.
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