Releasing trauma – how to calm the nervous system 4 November 2025 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , How-to & step-by-step , No Comments We live in a world where our nervous system is under constant assault. Doom scrolling, 24/7 hyperexcited news feeds, political and economic uncertainty and unsustainable busyness—let alone any […]
How the collective unconscious rules humanity 14 July 2025 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Cornerstones , Generational trauma , No Comments Forget the Illuminati, the Bilderberg Group, and the 1%. Much as it seems like they do, they do not hold the reins of human destiny. Humanity’s true ruler is its own morass of […]
‘Mental health’ is a misleading term 27 June 2025 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , No Comments It’s June, and here in Britain another Mental Health Awareness Week has passed. In America, where everything is done on a larger scale, it lasts a whole month. A lot of digital column-inches have been […]
Vocal intonation – a secret giveaway of trauma 21 June 2025 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , No Comments In Character Analysis, Wilhelm Reich writes: “It is not what the patient says and does that is indicative of character resistance, but how he speaks and acts” (Reich’s italics). Here are three ways […]
All addictions are unresolved traumas 29 May 2025 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , Pornography , Shame , No Comments My personal journey into recognising and resolving trauma began with addiction—in this case, pornography. While I quickly realised that porn addiction is a cry for help from the unconscious, I didn’t at […]
The Reiterative Trauma Unlocking Tool 11 March 2025 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , How-to & step-by-step , No Comments I tried, honestly. I tried to make up a catchy acronym that accurately conveyed what this thing does. I’ve ended up with RTUT—the Reiterative Trauma Unlocking Tool—which I admit is neither sexy […]
Trauma release timeline – from past to present 10 January 2025 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , No Comments Releasing trauma is a confusing experience. We’re dealing with past and present simultaneously, and the two can be hard to differentiate as the trauma unravels. In this post I explain the basic dynamic […]
The missionary position is a trauma response 15 August 2024 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , Patriarchy , Sexuality , No Comments In Sex in patriarchy – how the past shapes sex today I describe the ‘3 M’s’—married, monogamous, missionary (position)—as the bedrock of modern sexuality. At the time, I attributed the […]
Christianity’s ‘original sin’ is generational trauma 8 July 2024 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , No Comments It’s that simple, folks. Christianity’s doctrine of ‘original sin’ is generational trauma; destructive patterns of behaviour inherited at birth (conception, actually) which originated at the Fall. The whole theology boils down to two simple equations: […]
The Sunderland Memorial – uniting a splintered family 12 June 2024 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , 3 Comments The village of Praa Sands on the southern coast of Cornwall is a little-known beach resort where families come to play in the sand and surf or hang out at the beachside café. […]