Introduction Many adults spend years struggling with anxiety, depression, burnout, relationship difficulties, low self-worth, perfectionism, or emotional overwhelm without fully understanding where these challenges began. Increasingly, research suggests that the roots of many adult difficulties may lie in childhood experiences. In psychotherapy, these experiences are often described as childhood trauma or inner child wounds. In public health research, they are referred to as Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Although the terminology differs, both concepts highlight the lasting impact that childhood experiences can have on emotional, psychological, social, and physical well-being. Both terms (childhood trauma or ACEs) broadly point to the same