Ashley Ferder

“Early adversity leads to an abundant harvest.”
― Nicole Baart, Everything We Didn't Say

“Even as an adult, as I tried to sleep, my mind was conditioned to stay in a constant state of arousal, prepared for attack.”
― Oprah Winfrey, What Happened to You?

“And so, when you are an attentive, attuned, and responsive caregiver to these little ones, you're literally weaving together this powerful three-part association - you're building a healthy root system for the Tree of Regulation.”
― Bruce D. Perry, What Happened to You?

“Generational transmission of bias can be disrupted. We can stop passing hateful, destructive, and false beliefs to the next generation, but to do so we must be exceedingly intentional about all of the ways we influence our babies, toddlers, and young children. We have to think about the images they see in the magazines we read, the people we welcome into our homes, the ways we treat others who look different from us.”
― Bruce D. Perry, What Happened to You?