Trauma-Informed Genealogy: where history and healing meet 29 April 2026 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , No Comments There is a quiet convergence happening that is, as yet, largely unrecognised. On one side are therapists, working with the symptoms of trauma as they appear in the present: anxiety, depression, addiction; stumped by […]
Untold family stories: deliberate silence or dissociation? 28 April 2026 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , No Comments There is a strange silence that runs through many family histories. It appears, at first glance, deliberate: names omitted, events blurred, whole chapters missing. We tend to assume that someone, somewhere, chose not to […]
All trauma is survival trauma 26 April 2026 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Ancestral trauma , Generational trauma , No Comments We tend to think of trauma as something exceptional—something that happens in extreme situations, to other people, at other times. This is a naïve and comforting illusion. Trauma is not the exception. It’s […]
From “I AM the victim” to “This happened to me” – reclaiming identity through trauma release 22 April 2026 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , No Comments Releasing trauma is not a one-shot deal. It’s a process—a timeline where the past gradually morphs into the present, and something clearer emerges. We reconcile […]
Humanity isn’t normal, it’s normalised 21 April 2026 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Ancestral trauma , Generational trauma , Patriarchy , No Comments We are not normal. We are normalised. Those four extra letters matter—a lot. Because what we call ‘normal’ behaviour—our anxiety, our compulsions, our quiet shame, our obsessions with fame, status, and […]
‘Kore’ – the void where there are no clues 20 April 2026 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , No Comments For thousands of years, Polynesian seafarers crossed the vast Pacific Ocean using astronomical navigation techniques handed down from their ancestors. The night sky was divided into 32 houses—the four cardinal points (north, […]
The silence of the lambs: silence as survival strategy 12 March 2026 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , No Comments When families encounter hardship, something curious often happens. Just like lambs before slaughter, they fall silent. Not always immediately. At first there may be noise—confusion, blame, or frantic attempts to fix things. […]
Self-connection – the aim of all inner work 6 February 2026 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Emotional principles , Generational trauma , No Comments As a coach specialising in inherited trauma, shame, and impostor syndrome, I talk a lot about trauma and releasing trauma. Yet releasing trauma is not an end of itself. The […]
Trauma formation: emotional overwhelm reduces threat perception 30 January 2026 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , No Comments Continuing our exploration of the mechanics of trauma formation, in this blog I want to examine the exact moment of emotional overwhelm in more detail. This is the moment that homeostasis—our psychic regulator—is under […]
Point of no return – the trauma ejection cycle 27 January 2026 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , No Comments I notice in my trauma coaching clients a clear division between those who seek to stabilise or release trauma, and those who’ve passed a point of no return where their trauma is […]