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 […]

Arrested development – humanity’s collective immaturity 28 January 2026 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Cornerstones , No Comments As I write this, the 2026 World Economic Forum annual meeting is taking place in Davos, Switzerland. Eyes are focused on our increasingly fractured and unstable world. Giants of the global stage such as Donald Trump […]

If someone hurts you, can you accept it as a gift? 21 January 2026 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Emotional principles , No Comments We’ve all been hurt. Deeply, unexpectedly, by those we love or trust. The instinctive reaction is to retract—to protect, to numb, to blame. But what if these experiences are not […]

Depravity – how humanity vents the mother wound 3 October 2025 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Mother wound , No Comments “If it wasn’t for bad, you’d be good,” Elton John sings on the opening track of The Union, his alt-country collaboration with Leon Russell. What’s that got to do with depravity? And why […]

What is the divinity-mortality split? 3 December 2024 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Cornerstones , Patriarchy , No Comments Michael Picucci, author of The Journey toward Complete Recovery, coined the term ‘sexual-spiritual split’ to identify “a deep psychic schism” endemic in human culture. I’d like to expand on Picucci’s vision by recognising another psychic […]

The mother wound – nurturing tasks are classed as ‘menial’ 8 November 2024 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Mother wound , No Comments In our woundedness, what we most need is genuine emotional nurturing. Yet, because of our woundedness, we classify those tasks that would actually nurture us—physical tasks that embody genuine nurturing—as menial, […]

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: […]

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 […]

How the mother wound externalises our values – and why this is critical 9 May 2023 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Cornerstones , Mother wound , 1 Comment This is the most critical blog I’ve ever written. That’s why I’ve added the tag onto the title. I don’t want to shout or catastrophise, but […]

Libido disappears when shame is absent 28 November 2022 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Sexuality , Shame , No Comments “My libido is strong. I have a high sex drive.” How often are such phrases used to justify inappropriate, disrespectful, and unhealthy sexual behaviour? How often do politicians, actors and other celebrities make the […]