Why we do tell stories about Lisa's childhood? Because that's when she was denied the chance to have a healthy life. Her childhood experiences sowed the seeds of her overpowering disabilities. For #LisaMontgomery, her trauma is encoded in her anatomy and in her brain. THREAD

What the experts say: "her environment throughout her childhood was one of coercion, violence, humiliation, degradation, exploitation. That’s going to lead to an adaptation that children make that is often called survival coping."

Things that humans learn in the context of a nurturing environment--such as how to regulate feelings, think through actions, and control impulses--were impossible for Lisa to acquire in the home where she was raised.
The trauma she endured left her with lasting brain damage.