Beyond ancestral trauma lies ancestral rage 18 November 2022 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Ancestral trauma , No Comments I have written extensively about ancestral trauma—the deep-seated, many-generations old traumas that we all carry a distant memory of from the dawn of patriarchy. I’ve also written about the inevitable consequences of clearing trauma—experiencing rage […]
Generational trauma is a frozen fight-or-flight response 3 September 2021 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Cornerstones , Generational trauma , 2 Comments We tend to think of trauma as a psychological issue. Yet it’s an issue that’s very much rooted in the body. Research has shown a connection to chemicals produced by the fight-or-flight […]
Ancestral trauma #5 – Zero emotional and sexual growth 18 February 2021 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Ancestral trauma , Sexuality , No Comments In What is ancestral trauma? I describe the key psychological wounds that humanity suffered as a result of the drought, desertification and famine that gave rise to patriarchy. Here I […]
Trauma exists as a series of ripples 15 February 2021 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Ancestral trauma , Generational trauma , Mother wound , 1 Comment In mid-2018 I wrote a blog in which I ascribed all trauma to one of three categories. Fast forward 18 months and the 2021 Intergenerational Trauma Conference (ITC). […]
We have no language for pre-verbal trauma 11 December 2020 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Ancestral trauma , Generational trauma , No Comments I have long wondered why some people talk about their issues while others don’t. I’ve often mistaken ‘can’t talk’ for ‘don’t want to talk’. More recently I’ve started to explore the […]
Ancestral trauma #4 – Slave mentality 19 April 2020 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Ancestral trauma , 1 Comment In What is ancestral trauma? I describe the key psychological wounds that humanity suffered as a result of the drought, desertification and famine that gave rise to patriarchy. Here I want to focus on the […]
Ancestral traumas express themselves through porn 3 June 2019 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Ancestral trauma , Pornography , No Comments In What is ancestral trauma?, I wrote how traumas that occurred thousands of years ago yet remain embedded as genetic memories in our collective unconscious. As we go deep into our healing journey, […]
Ancestral trauma #3 – Victimizer-victim dynamic 21 May 2019 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Ancestral trauma , No Comments In What is ancestral trauma? I describe the key psychological wounds that humanity suffered as a result of the drought, desertification and famine that gave rise to patriarchy. Here I want to focus on the […]
Ancestral trauma #2 – Core sexual wound 21 May 2019 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Ancestral trauma , Sexuality , No Comments In What is ancestral trauma? I describe the key psychological wounds that humanity suffered as a result of the drought, desertification and famine that gave rise to patriarchy. Here I want to […]
Ancestral trauma #1 – Separation from nature and nurture 21 May 2019 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Ancestral trauma , No Comments In What is ancestral trauma? I describe the key psychological wounds that humanity suffered as a result of the drought, desertification and famine that gave rise to patriarchy. Here I want to […]