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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 , No Comments 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 […]
The mother wound destroys our inner compass 27 November 2022 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Mother wound , No Comments In What is the mother wound? and other blogs, I describe humanity’s single point of failure—collective arrested development of the mother-child bond (and the resulting psychic growth process) that leaves us in an emotionally […]
Beyond ancestral trauma lies ancestral rage 18 November 2022 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Patriarchy , No Comments I have written extensively about ancestral trauma—the deep-seated, many-generations old traumas that we all carry a distant memory of from the dawn of patriarchy. I’ve also written about the inevitable consequences of clearing trauma—experiencing rage at […]
The mother wound creates a cycle of abandonment 17 November 2022 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Mother wound , No Comments Just as there is a life cycle, an ascending cycle that nurtures, develops, and raises us to new heights, there is a contra-rotating cycle. A downward, descending, dead-end cycle: the cycle of abandonment. […]
Stay in your lane 5 October 2022 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Emotional principles , No Comments One of the pitfalls of a society characterised, as ours is, by emotional immaturity and irresponsibility, is a blurring of boundaries between ourselves and others. As we bring our unconscious to light, excavating programming that undermines us, […]
To reduce unconsciousness, go towards it 3 October 2022 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Emotional principles , No Comments From very early on in my journey, one of my guiding mantras has been Carl Jung’s quote. “Man’s task is to become conscious of that which presses upwards from the unconscious.” It’s a great quote. […]
12 Principles for clearing generational trauma 17 September 2022 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Emotional principles , Generational trauma , No Comments Over the course of recognising and releasing my own generational trauma, I’ve noticed various principles. These principles are repeatable, consistent, and constant. You can rely on them as much as any scientific […]
The Law of Conservation of Energy governs generational trauma 8 September 2022 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , No Comments In the early 18th century, natural philosopher Émilie du Châtelet proposed the Law of Conservation of Energy. Wikipedia: “Energy can neither be created nor destroyed; rather, it can only be transformed or […]