Donna Jackson Nakazawa

Freelance journalist

Donna Jackson Nakazawa is a science journalist whose work has appeared in Psychology Today, The Washington Post and Glamour, among others. Her latest book is Childhood Disrupted (2015). She lives in Maryland.

Written by Donna Jackson Nakazawa

A child in a pink top and striped leggings sitting on the floor picking up pieces of a broken white plate with bare feet.

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Childhood and adolescence

Childhood, disrupted

Adversity in childhood can create long-lasting scars, damaging our cells and our DNA, and making us sick as adults

Donna Jackson Nakazawa