Inherited Trauma

Research in epigenetics and psychology suggests that trauma isn’t just personal, it can be passed down through generations. Studies on Holocaust survivors’ descendants, for example, show that trauma can alter gene expression, shaping stress responses in future generations. This phenomenon, known as intergenerational or transgenerational trauma, highlights how deeply our lineage influences us.

But healing is possible. Somatic therapy, inner child work, energy healing, and trauma-informed therapy can help release inherited emotional burdens. Practices like ancestral healing rituals, breathwork, and journaling offer powerful tools for breaking these cycles, allowing us to reclaim our well-being and shift the epigenetic patterns we’ve carried.

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Author: GreatCosmicMothersUnited

I have joined with many parents affected with the surreal , yet accepted issue of child abuse via Pathogenic Parenting / Domestic abuse. As a survivor of Domestic Abuse, denial abounded that 3 sons were not affected. In my desire to be family to those who have found me lacking . As a survivor of psychiatric abuse, therapist who abused also and toxic prescribed medications took me to hell on earth with few moments of heaven. I will share my life, my experiences and my studies and research.. I will talk to small circles and I will council ; as targeted parents , grandparents , aunts , uncles etc. , are denied contact with a child for reasons that serve the abuser ...further abusing the child. I grasp the trauma and I have looked at the lost connection to a higher power.. I grasp when one is accustomed to privilege, equality can feel like discrimination.. Shame and affluence silences a lot of facts , truths that have been labeled "negative". It is about liberation of the soul from projections of a alienator , and abuser ..

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