Intergenerational trauma is a form of emotional distress that is passed down from one generation to the next. This trauma can manifest as anxiety and mood disorders, similar to PTSD, even if the ...

Trauma is an experience so harrowing that it can alter our gene expression — and in some cases, these changes can be passed down to future generations. But if the traumas experienced by our parents, ...

Intergenerational trauma refers to the apparent transmission of trauma between generations of a family. People who experienced adverse childhood experiences growing up, or who survived historical ...

You're probably aware that your parents help shape who you are, but that effect runs deeper for those experiencing what is known as intergenerational trauma. Intergenerational trauma, also known as ...

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 ...

Unresolved trauma from one generation affects the well-being of future generations. While there are many ways intergenerational trauma is passed down, it is often transmitted through the parent-child ...

Can the trauma of a parent rewrite the mental health of a child born decades later? A new compelling study reveals that ...

In this op-ed, Ignacia Fulcher explains how this Juneteenth, Black people are working to shed intergenerational trauma by protesting for justice. I’ll never forget my first run-in with the police. It ...

Traumatic experiences can take many forms. You might, for instance, find yourself facing long-term emotional distress after discovering a partner’s infidelity, losing your sibling in a car accident, ...

The idea that trauma can be passed down from generation to generation is a new-ish one. The concept of intergenerational trauma was first recognised around 1966, as psychologists began to study ...