Stop and Reflect: Adverse Childhood Experiences · The Remnant Leader Community

Stop and Reflect: Adverse Childhood Experiences

Course: Healing and Leadership

Module: Wounds That Whisper

🌱 1. Which ACE or community challenge resonates most with your personal story?

Reflect on the patterns or environments that shaped your early experiences.

Were there seasons of instability, neglect, or emotional absence that still echo in how you show up for others today?
Did you grow up needing to perform for love, stay quiet to stay safe, or take care of others before yourself?
What messages did you internalize about worth, safety, or identity because of those early experiences?

🕯️ Pause and name it — not to relive it, but to recognize it. Awareness is the first step toward healing.

🌾 2. How has it shaped your leadership or decision-making?

Consider how those formative experiences show up in your adult life — especially in your leadership.

Do you tend to overextend yourself because rest once felt unsafe or unearned?
Do you struggle to trust others, believing you have to do everything on your own?
Do you avoid conflict, crave control, or feel a deep fear of failure or rejection?
How do you respond when others disappoint you — with grace, or with the same pressure you once f