The ACE Overcomers program uses solid science and sound biblical principles to promote resiliency. Each lesson introduces key concepts needed to reverse the cycle of adverse childhood experiences and deepen your mental, emotional, and physical health.

ACE Overcomer’s Overcoming a Difficult Childhood Online Course and Workbook can be used as a foundational curriculum, or as a curriculum enhancement. It is a proven, systematic program that offers the tools to heal and grow spiritually, mentally, socially, and physically.

The ACE Overcomers program is designed to help teens and adults overcome the effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) by:

1. Openly dealing with abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction.

2. Overcoming the anxiety, stress, and wounded spirit associated with an abusive background.

3. Improving mental, physical, and spiritual health through education and intervention.

4. Strengthening participants to overcome damaging patterns of maladaptive thoughts, behaviors, and habits.

5. Breaking the cycle of child abuse and domestic violence through community involvement.

6. Partnering with community resources to reduce child abuse in our community.

Through weekly meetings, peer counseling, education, and community involvement, ACE Overcomers is designed to reach and retrain adults who have suffered childhood adversity.

Though not primarily a recovery ministry, it is anticipated that a significant number of participants will gain victory over addictive behavior as they learn biblical insights into stress, bitterness, and dependency.

1 . Reframe your paradigm by providing a new way of looking at life God’s way.

2 . Retrain your thought process through biblical principles and scripture memorization.

3 . Establish emotional regulation by teaching self-control and submission to God.

4 . Establish patterns of acceptable behavior by modeling, accountability, and responsibility.

5 . Develop your purpose and mission in life by giving meaning to your suffering.

ACE Overcomers is unlike any other program: uniquely Christian, uniquely research based.

The addiction recovery portion of ACE Overcomers is based upon the following principles which are consistent with the findings of Dr. Vincent Felitti:

ACE Overcomers Foundational Truths for Overcoming Addiction©

1 . I recognize the destructive nature of addiction to my well-being and the damage it brings to my family and loved ones.

2 . I realize that the major factor underlying addiction is my reaction to the adverse childhood experiences of life.

3 . I realize that addiction is not a brain disease, nor is it caused by chemical imbalances or genetics, it is a series of decisions based on false perceptions.

4 . I realize that seeking chemical relief from past abuse is futile. Using illicit drugs just will not work.

5 . I realize that addiction is not due to the molecular structure of the drug, but my attempts to cope with the stress of past abuse and my distorted self-image.

6 . I realize that a right relationship with God is my only source for the power to overcome.

7 . I take responsibility to overcome starting today.

Copyright ACE Overcomers, 2009

Most programs are unfamiliar with the research demonstrating the effects of adverse childhood experiences, and are unprepared to minister to those affected. In order to be effective, a program must understand that man is a complex relationship of mind, body, and spirit. ACE Overcomers is uniquely designed to meet the spiritual needs of the abused.