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People who help us understand The Trenches
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These are respected thinkers whose work relates to themes discussed in The Trenches. They are additional resources — not sources for the book. Listing someone here does not imply Isiah agrees with everything they teach, and it is not an endorsement. Not every author's work carries the same level of scientific support, and each profile says so where it matters.
Vincent Felitti
Preventive medicine
Co-author of the original CDC–Kaiser Permanente ACE Study (1998)
EXPLORE FURTHERRobert Anda
Epidemiology, preventive medicine
Co-principal investigator of the CDC–Kaiser Permanente ACE Study
EXPLORE FURTHERJack P. Shonkoff
Pediatrics, child development
Director of the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University
EXPLORE FURTHERJohn Bowlby
Psychiatry, psychoanalysis
Founding attachment theory
EXPLORE FURTHERMary Ainsworth
Developmental psychology
Empirical attachment research; the Strange Situation procedure
EXPLORE FURTHERBruce D. Perry
Child psychiatry, neuroscience
Clinical work on childhood trauma, regulation and developmentally sensitive care
EXPLORE FURTHERBessel van der Kolk
Psychiatry, trauma research
The Body Keeps the Score
EXPLORE FURTHERDaniel J. Siegel
Psychiatry, interpersonal neurobiology
Interpersonal neurobiology; integration; relationships and the developing mind
EXPLORE FURTHERNadine Burke Harris
Pediatrics, public health
Bringing ACEs science into pediatric practice and public policy
EXPLORE FURTHERAnn Masten
Developmental psychology
Resilience as 'ordinary magic'
EXPLORE FURTHERMichael Ungar
Social work, resilience research
Resilience Research Centre; social-ecological models of resilience
EXPLORE FURTHERBrené Brown
Social work research
Vulnerability, shame and belonging
EXPLORE FURTHERCarol Dweck
Psychology
Mindset research
EXPLORE FURTHERAngela Duckworth
Psychology
Grit and perseverance
EXPLORE FURTHERViktor Frankl
Psychiatry, logotherapy
Man's Search for Meaning
EXPLORE FURTHERStephen Porges
Neuroscience
Polyvagal Theory
EXPLORE FURTHERGabor Maté
Medicine, addiction
Trauma, stress and human development
EXPLORE FURTHERParker Palmer
Education, vocation
The Courage to Teach
EXPLORE FURTHERbell hooks
Education, cultural criticism
Love, community and engaged pedagogy
EXPLORE FURTHERJohn Wooden
Coaching
Character-first coaching; the Pyramid of Success
EXPLORE FURTHERSimon Sinek
Leadership
Purpose-driven leadership
EXPLORE FURTHERAdam Grant
Organizational psychology
Generosity, rethinking and workplace psychology
EXPLORE FURTHERDavid Brooks
Writing, social commentary
Character, relationships and human development