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- Title
IT DIDN'T START WITH YOU: HOW INHERITED FAMILY TRAUMA SHAPES WHO WE ARE AND HOW TO END THE CYCLE.
- Authors
Cauley, Kathleen Cotter
- Abstract
This article is a book review of "It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle" by Mark Wolynn. The book explores the concept of family intergenerational trauma and its impact on individuals. Wolynn discusses current research in epigenetics and neuroscience, highlighting how descendants of trauma survivors can carry the physical and emotional symptoms of traumas they have not directly experienced. The review also mentions the influence of German psychotherapist Bert Hellinger, who emphasizes the importance of including all family members in the family system. While the book primarily focuses on individual perspectives, it can be intriguing to read through the lens of Bowen theory, which examines family dynamics and emotional processes. The article suggests that a Bowen theory perspective can provide new angles of exploration and surprises along the way.
- Subjects
MARRIAGE &; family therapists; SOCIAL anxiety; NUCLEAR families; FAMILIES
- Publication
Family Systems: A Journal of Natural Systems Thinking in Psychiatry & the Sciences, 2024, Vol 18, Issue 2, p145
- ISSN
1070-0609
- Publication type
Article