Have you ever wondered what long-term impact significant historical events have on future generations? Particularly for those whose ancestors suffered from atrocities like the Holocaust, slavery, or ...

The path to forgiveness takes a different shape each time someone walks it. For Vietnamese American author, playwright and performer Susan Lieu, that path was circuitous, including degrees from both ...

Jun navigates her faith, heritage, and family in her memoir Tell Me the Dream Again (Tyndale Momentum, May). You write about feeling nameless sadness as a child but only later figuring out it was ...

Intergenerational and historical trauma courses through the offspring in a family, surfacing in descendants throughout decades, until it is addressed and healing is achieved. The “Woman to Woman ...

Woven throughout most of this newsletter is the understanding that our past informs our present. It shows up in the choices we make, our relationships, our work. No corner of our lives goes untouched ...

If you have ancestors or older relatives who went through a very distressing or oppressive event, their emotional and behavioral reactions could ripple through the generations of your family and ...

Intergenerational trauma occurs when multiple generations of a family feel the effects of past traumatic events. These effects can be emotional or physical. Traumatic events can influence a person’s ...

Trauma isn't finite. It doesn't happen only to one person – and its effects on people and communities don't always end. Today, two books that explore the different sides of generational trauma: First, ...

Generational trauma occurs when parents unintentionally pass their trauma down to their kids. Generational trauma can affect multiple generations over the course of hundreds of years. Learning to ...

Intergenerational trauma is where the psychological effects of painful events are passed on in families. A psychotherapist shared five signs you might be experiencing intergenerational trauma.