Finding the Ancestors: Learning from Intergenerational Trauma

Finding the Ancestors: Learning from Intergenerational Trauma

Much has been written about intergenerational trauma and how epigenetics plays a role in who we become. Works by Mark Wolynn, Gabor Maté, and others have covered the topic from a neurobiological level, but reading Dr. Jennifer Mullan’s Decolonizing Therapy transformed something I understood intellectually and brought it home in a deeply visceral way, changing everything about how I view myself in relation to CPTSD.   In her book, Dr. Mullan unde…