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What Generational Trauma Actually Is (And How It Lives in Your Body)

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  2. The insight — A research-grounded explanation of intergenerational trauma transmission — covering Rachel Yehuda's epigenetics resea...

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A research-grounded explanation of intergenerational trauma transmission — covering Rachel Yehuda's epigenetics research (Mount Sinai), Mark Wolynn's inherited family trauma model, Bessel van der Kolk's body-based transmission framework, and the practical implications for healing patterns that did not originate with you.

 

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Born to Break the Cycle

Heal Generational Trauma, End Inherited Patterns, and Stop the Cycle Before You Pass It On

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