Healing generational trauma requires more than awareness—it demands intentional action. Many of us inherit patterns of abuse, neglect, addiction, mental illness, social inequality, and other hardships from our family systems. These experiences, compounded by harmful environmental conditions, lack of resources, and systemic oppression, can shape our beliefs, behaviors, and emotional responses. Understanding these patterns through the lens of attachment theory and developmental theory is a vital first step toward breaking the cycle.
How Mindfulness & Meditation Forever Transformed My Life
I am still astounded by what I don’t know, and I am continually amazed by how much I can still learn about this strange and mysterious thing called the “Human Experience”.
For the longest time, I felt as if I was sleep walking through life. My body was moving, but there’s no one driving the car, and I had no particular place to go.