7 Symptoms of generational trauma 19 February 2024 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , No Comments One of the difficulties in identifying generational trauma—or even believing that it’s real—is the wide array of symptoms that may present. Inherited traumas are instances of past emotional overwhelm, situations that one of your ancestors could […]
Are you carrying inherited resentment? 18 December 2023 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , No Comments On this site I’ve written extensively about shame and generational trauma. In their deadly embrace a third entity, a poisoned and poisonous child, stealthily sulks: resentment. As we strip away the layers of shame and trauma […]
How to work with the geography of generational trauma 8 December 2023 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , How-to & step-by-step , No Comments I’ve recently come to a new understanding of the importance of geography in resolving generational trauma. Trauma formation is inextricably linked with the place it occurred. I’m ashamed […]
With our family history, only the truth will serve 4 August 2023 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , No Comments On my journey to clearing generational trauma, there have been several quotes that’ve stuck with me. In something of a ‘duh’ moment, it’s only just struck me they all have a common […]
7 Mistakes to avoid with generational trauma 28 July 2023 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , No Comments I’ve written a lot about what to do to recognise and release generational trauma. What I haven’t written is what not to do. So, here goes—7 mistakes to avoid with generational trauma. 1. Generational […]
Why releasing trauma causes a loss of identity 7 June 2023 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , No Comments Releasing trauma is a process. As a process it undergoes identifiable and repeatable stages. The phrase ‘releasing trauma’ can be understood as referring to the overall process, as well as to the stage […]
Our ancestors tried to hide everything they were ashamed of 6 June 2023 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , Shame , No Comments One of the lessons I’ve learned about uncovering generational trauma is that our ancestors did everything they could, consciously and unconsciously, to hide what they were ashamed of. They […]
How to reintegrate disconnected ancestors into your family 21 May 2023 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , How-to & step-by-step , No Comments Trauma clearing proceeds on the basis of Dr Hering’s Law of Cure: disease leaves the body in reverse order to which it entered. This means that as we excavate […]
Using the memoir technique to access generational trauma 19 May 2023 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , How-to & step-by-step , No Comments One of the simplest techniques for breaking into the heart of your family’s past is memoir writing. You don’t have to write a whole book. You can pick out […]
How to do a 360-degree generational trauma evaluation 18 May 2023 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , How-to & step-by-step , No Comments I was recently, and rather painfully, forced to revisit a trauma that I thought was done and dusted. I realised afterwards that I hadn’t viewed the trauma from the […]