The 3 layers of trauma – ancestral, generational, current-life 18 May 2020 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , Mother wound , No Comments NOTE: This article has been superceded by Trauma exists as a series of ripples When we set out to bring the contents of our unconscious to light, it feels […]

7 Steps to identify family skeletons 6 April 2020 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , How-to & step-by-step , No Comments How do you identify family skeletons, i.e. generational trauma, in your family? Your family tree is the obvious place to start—as are the emotional symptoms you’re observing, in your life or […]

Living with ghosts – confronting generational trauma 16 March 2020 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , Mother wound , No Comments The first time I encountered generational trauma* I had no idea what I had hit. I had no idea I was living with ghosts. Put simply, generational traumas are unresolved traumas […]

Measuring wellbeing – the Family Stability Index 16 February 2020 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , No Comments I’ve blogged a lot about unconscious shame, and also written a little about generational trauma. This is inherited trauma, like a superficially mild case of PTSD that comes from scandals and traumatic events in […]

What is ancestral trauma? 21 May 2019 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Cornerstones , Generational trauma , Patriarchy , 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 […]

4 Tips for healing generational shame 7 April 2019 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , How-to & step-by-step , Shame , No Comments NOTE: When I began writing about inherited issues, I used the term ‘generational shame’ as I clearly perceived the unconscious shame associated with them. What I didn’t see so […]

What is generational trauma? 26 October 2018 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Cornerstones , Generational trauma , 1 Comment 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 […]