Family gatherings look picture-perfect from the outside. Three generations gathered around the table, smiling for the camera.
Trauma is something that happens in many of our lives. In fact, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), around 70% of people globally will experience “a potentially traumatic event during ...
Generational trauma is a form of trauma passed down to subsequent generations through environmental factors such as psychological transference and attachment behavior according to attachment theory.
“Generational trauma[…]means one generation’s scars affecting four generations or more[…]It also means when we face our own trauma, it colors and deepens what we experience.” Hog and crop farmer, ...
We often hear about generational trauma—the phenomenon in which traumatic experiences endured by one generation ripple down and affect subsequent generations. Stories of hardship, scarcity, and ...