(Image: Kim & Matt Montleon-The main characters, Mary Giuliani-ACEsConnection.com Orange County Community Manager, Linda Yunker-ACEsconnection.com Ventura Community Manager)
Wrestling Ghosts is a new documentary that follows the epic inner journey of a young mother who battles the traumas from her past in order to create a new present and future for her and her family.
It is one thing to learn about ACEs (adverse childhood experiences), yet it is a completely different thing to watch Kim Montleon, a young mother with an ACE score of 10 struggle over a two and a half year period with the long shadow that a high ACE score casts in practically every area of her life in the powerful new documentary Wrestling Ghosts. I had the privilege to see this amazing film last night at it's LA Premiere in Santa Monica, California.
This documentary truly captures the essence of the day in, day out struggle of Kim's depression, anxiety and feelings of hopelessness. It also goes into her struggle as a parent to find connection with her two young sons, finding a fulfilling career, as well as her struggle as a wife.
Kim is one example among millions of men, women and children who struggle on a daily basis as a result of experiencing the devastating fallout of ACEs resulting in childhood trauma.
This documentary also shows how Kim finally found the root cause of her suffering and struggles: The toxic stress of several adverse childhood experiences she endured causing her young developing brain, body and mind to be impacted, resulting in the many struggles that this documentary reveals.
The good news is that this film also features several professionals discussing ACEs science, as well as the many evidence based healing modalities that can help resolve or significantly improve the impact of a person's quality of life with a high ACE score.
It was such a privilege to watch Kim bravely undergo several healing sessions with a life coach, a somatic based psychotherapist, an emotional freedom technique (Aka EFT or Tapping) practitioner and a neurofeedback practitioner.
(Above image: Mary Giuliani-ACEsConnection.com Orange County Community Manager, Victor Lee Lewis-Provided EFT-Emotional Freedom Technique For Kim, Joshua Hathaway provided somatic psychotherapy for Kim)
Kim's willingness to be vulnerable during these sessions was so powerful, and witnessing the amazing healing that came from her willingness to face her past was so palpable and inspirational!
This film is a MUST SEE for any trauma based professionals, trauma survivors as well as anyone who would like to understand what is very likely the root cause of our worlds most intractable problems: childhood trauma, and some real solutions to begin the healing journey!
(Above image: Mary Giuliani-ACEsconnection.com Orange County Community Manager, Linda Yunker-ACEsconnection Ventura Community Manager, Andi Fetzner-ACEsconnection.com Los Angeles & Arizona Community Manager)
Please be sure to visit https://www.wrestlingghosts.com/ for screenings in your area. Also, be sure to share this post to those you feel would benefit from it's powerful and inspirational message.
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