Self-abandonment – where ancestral and generational trauma converge 12 July 2026 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Ancestral trauma , Cornerstones , Generational trauma , No Comments Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko on Pexels I seem to be one of the few trauma writers that distinguishes between ancestral and generational trauma. Some writers seem to be […]
Ancestral trauma #10 – identity warfare 3 July 2026 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Ancestral trauma , No Comments Numbers 31 is one of the most disturbing passages in the Bible. The Israelites defeat the Midianites. Every adult male is killed, towns and encampments are burned, women and children taken captive. When Moses sees […]
Identity reclamation – the gift in every trauma release 2 July 2026 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , No Comments Photo by Ron Lach on Pexels I’ve recently been through an experience I can only describe as an ‘identity rewrite.’ As a result of some family secrets coming to light, a vague […]
The self-replicating building blocks of patriarchy 30 June 2026 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Cornerstones , Patriarchy , No Comments Photo by John Doyle on Unsplash Over many years I’ve been documenting the links between patriarchy, trauma, and dysfunctional sexuality. Along the way I’ve adopted some pre-existing concepts—the mother wound, the ‘false self’, arrested development—as I noted […]
How to rebuild the emotional nucleus of a family 29 June 2026 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Genealogy , Generational trauma , How-to & step-by-step , No Comments Photo by Simon Hurry on Unsplash Some years ago, in a blog called How to reintegrate disconnected ancestors into your family, I described a process for energetically reintegrating ancestors […]
The day my mother’s family died 28 June 2026 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Genealogy , Generational trauma , No Comments Image: Wandsworth Cemetery (Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 2.0) I know it now. My mother’s family died on 13 April 1925. That was the day my great-uncle Eric Alfred Gordon Lister died, aged 26. […]
Awkward genealogy conversations: the 5 levels of pushback 12 June 2026 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Genealogy , How-to & step-by-step , No Comments Photo by Jonny Caspari on Unsplash When we enter the world of trauma-informed genealogy, we enter a space where we will likely discover information that’s difficult for ourselves and others. Our families’ secrets […]
3-Step trauma release process: disidentify, observe, feel 8 June 2026 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , No Comments Photo by Iulia Mihailov on Unsplash Trauma is not a single event. It’s a pattern—an energetic imprint—moving through us, often originating earlier than our conscious awareness. It behaves less like a fixed point and more like a […]
Humanity is ‘walking backwards through the Fall’ 4 June 2026 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: History , Patriarchy , No Comments Photo by redcharlie on Unsplash The past does not stay in the past. It courses through us, mostly bubbling like an underground stream, occasionally breaking the surface. For some of us—like me—the stream becomes a torrent […]
Ancestral trauma #9 – Apathy and futility 2 June 2026 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Ancestral trauma , No Comments Photo by Iva Rajović on Unsplash In Ancestral trauma #8 – Fear of famine, I describe how long-term drought in the Sahara, Middle East and Central Asia led to desertification and famine. Apathy and a sense of […]