What is ancestral trauma? 21 May 2019 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Ancestral trauma , Cornerstones , No Comments In Trauma exists as a series of ripples, I describe the multiple, interconnected sources of trauma that may exist in our lives. I’ve broken down these sources into five key layers. In this article I’m […]
Sex in patriarchy – how the past shapes sex today 15 December 2018 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Cornerstones , Patriarchy , Sexuality , No Comments In A brief history of shame, I wrote how patriarchy arose some 6,000 years ago, giving rise to male dominant, anti-female, anti-sexual societies. Here I’m going to examine […]
What is generational trauma? 26 October 2018 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Cornerstones , Generational trauma , 2 Comments Generational trauma is unresolved trauma and shame genetically inherited from your mother or father through epigenetic inheritance. It surfaces as disempowering feelings and behaviours that make no sense in the context of the life of the […]
What are shame-based issues? 3 March 2017 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Cornerstones , Shame , No Comments Unconscious shame has given rise to a family of shame-based issues that all share a common denominator: the inability to discuss them. I’ve written about the origins of this shame in A brief history of shame. […]
A brief history of shame 3 March 2017 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Cornerstones , History , Patriarchy , Shame , 8 Comments In What is unconscious shame? I’ve written about how shame affects us today. In What is ancestral trauma? I’ve written about the shame we still unconsciously carry from the dim and […]
What is unconscious shame? 3 March 2017 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Cornerstones , Shame , 2 Comments We live in a society that’s historically been emotionally and sexually repressed. The psychological mechanism by which we repress our socially unacceptable emotional and sexual impulses is unconscious shame. Unconscious shame is a layer of invisible […]