Chester Bennington and ACES
Thinking much about Chester Bennington's passing, the links between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) and later substance abuse and mental illness, and the intersections of mental illness and creativity. For those unfamiliar with him, Chester was the lead singer for Linkin Park . Chester committed suicide by hanging on July 20th, on what would have been the 53rd birthday of his dear friend, Chris Cornell , lead singer of the group Soundgarden. Chester battled depression most of his life...