take the ace questionnaire - HERE
Faces of ACEs - what is your ace score is a project with a mission to change the narrative from "What is wrong with you" to "what happened to you" to create awareness of the adverse childhood events (ACE) Questionnaire, create healing conversations amongst men & learn about the mental health impact of Adverse Childhood events (ACES).
Acknowledging, announcing & addressing your struggle is empowering for not just you but others that share the same struggle. Participants and myself intend to create conversations to inspire men to take the ACE questionnaire, to start the recovery journey & to break the trauma cycle.
Participant involvement includes taking the ace questionnaire, posing for a photo & allowing the photo and score to be shared publicly.
Photo Release Required (download Here).Resources with more information videos at the bottom of the page.
take the questionnaire - HERE
What are ACES explained- Watch here
This is how dysregulation feels & what it is explained - watch here
What Is trauma explained in short video by dr. vessel van der kolk- Watch here
healing from trauma explained in short video by dr. vessel van der kolk - watch here
THe impact of ACES on the brain explained - Watch here
How aces impact health across a life time a ted talk by dr. nadine harris - watch here
Free IU professional development certificate in trauma informed cared - enroll HERE
Pete Walker Website - HERE
Anna walker Website - HERE
Bryan Owens a trauma informed counselor Website - HERE
information and directory of brainspotting professionals Website - HERE
ACE Score of 7
ACE Score of 7
ACE Score of 6
“As the ACE study has shown, child abuse and neglect is the single most preventable cause of mental illness, the single most common cause of drug and alcohol abuse, and a significant contributor to leading causes of death such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer, stroke, and suicide.”
― Bessel A. van der Kolk, The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
― Bessel A. van der Kolk, The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Additional videos
Brainspotting therapy - developed by david grand (Phd) - Watch HERE
10 ways to regulate your nervous system with anna runkle - Watch HERE
Healing trauma with Dr. Bessel Van der kolk - Watch HERE
impact of neglect - Watch here
positive coping - life is about how you choose to respond - Watch here
Breathwork & the power of a sigh explained by dr. andrew huberman - Watch here
Change your breath change your life a ted talk by lucas rockwood - Watch here
scientific power of meditation - Watch here
science of gratitude - Watch here
Brain changing benefits of exercise - ted talk by wendy suzuki - Watch here
How the food you eat affects your brain - a ted talk by mia nacamulli - Watch here
science of gratitude - Watch here
heat and cold exposure benefits explained by dr. soberg & Dr. huberman - Watch here
the importance of creative Outlet's - Watch here
Health benefits of nature walks - Watch here
recommended books
Complex PTSD - From Surviving to thriving by pete walker - audible link here
The body keeps score by bessel van der kolk - audible link here
the mood elevator by larry senn - audible link here
Childhood disrupted by donna jackson nazakawa- Watch here
Atomic Habits by james clear - Watch here
Health benefits of nature walks - Watch here
The seed for this project was unknowingly planted by bob patefield in a interview he did on the Street photography magazine podcast and we connected on having aces along with a desire to create awareness & to cultivate conversations.
The curiosity of the concept for this project stemmed from a conversation with caleb "note" Davis-Barney where he discussed what story can i tell with my photography that is not being told and realized it was my story and other men with aces.
The ambition & potential of the project was amplified by an enlightening conversation with dennis jarrett of the next generation initiative that operates 300 cameras for kids & The Indy Far east magazine to have a significant positive impact on indy.
link to next generation initiative website here