It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle
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A groundbreaking approach to transforming traumatic legacies passed down in families over generations， by an acclaimed expert in the field
Depression。 Anxiety。 Chronic Pain。 Phobias。 Obsessive thoughts。 The evidence is compelling: the roots of these difficulties may not reside in our immediate life experience or in chemical imbalances in our brains—but in the lives of our parents， grandparents， and even great-grandparents。 The latest scientific research， now making headlines， supports what many have long intuited—that traumatic experience can be passed down through generations。 It Didn’t Start with You builds on the work of leading experts in post-traumatic stress， including Mount Sinai School of Medicine neuroscientist Rachel Yehuda and psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk， author of The Body Keeps the Score。 Even if the person who suffered the original trauma has died， or the story has been forgotten or silenced， memory and feelings can live on。 These emotional legacies are often hidden， encoded in everything from gene expression to everyday language， and they play a far greater role in our emotional and physical health than has ever before been understood。
As a pioneer in the field of inherited family trauma， Mark Wolynn has worked with individuals and groups on a therapeutic level for over twenty years。 It Didn’t Start with You offers a pragmatic and prescriptive guide to his method， the Core Language Approach。 Diagnostic self-inventories provide a way to uncover the fears and anxieties conveyed through everyday words， behaviors， and physical symptoms。 Techniques for developing a genogram or extended family tree create a map of experiences going back through the generations。 And visualization， active imagination， and direct dialogue create pathways to reconnection， integration， and reclaiming life and health。 It Didn’t Start With You is a transformative approach to resolving longstanding difficulties that in many cases， traditional therapy， drugs， or other interventions have not had the capacity to touch。
Depression。 Anxiety。 Chronic Pain。 Phobias。 Obsessive thoughts。 The evidence is compelling: the roots of these difficulties may not reside in our immediate life experience or in chemical imbalances in our brains—but in the lives of our parents， grandparents， and even great-grandparents。 The latest scientific research， now making headlines， supports what many have long intuited—that traumatic experience can be passed down through generations。 It Didn’t Start with You builds on the work of leading experts in post-traumatic stress， including Mount Sinai School of Medicine neuroscientist Rachel Yehuda and psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk， author of The Body Keeps the Score。 Even if the person who suffered the original trauma has died， or the story has been forgotten or silenced， memory and feelings can live on。 These emotional legacies are often hidden， encoded in everything from gene expression to everyday language， and they play a far greater role in our emotional and physical health than has ever before been understood。
As a pioneer in the field of inherited family trauma， Mark Wolynn has worked with individuals and groups on a therapeutic level for over twenty years。 It Didn’t Start with You offers a pragmatic and prescriptive guide to his method， the Core Language Approach。 Diagnostic self-inventories provide a way to uncover the fears and anxieties conveyed through everyday words， behaviors， and physical symptoms。 Techniques for developing a genogram or extended family tree create a map of experiences going back through the generations。 And visualization， active imagination， and direct dialogue create pathways to reconnection， integration， and reclaiming life and health。 It Didn’t Start With You is a transformative approach to resolving longstanding difficulties that in many cases， traditional therapy， drugs， or other interventions have not had the capacity to touch。
Reviews
Stephanie
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3。25The first half of the book was a 4。5 star for me。 Epigentics discussed - interesting。 multi-generational family trauma （i。e。 holocaust survivors） - Wow - really made the point。 The last half of the book kinda fell apart with vague vignette's to prove points。 This would have been better had the author just made this book shorter。 BUTeven with the criticism - i'm still glad I read it。 A lot to think about。 3。25The first half of the book was a 4。5 star for me。 Epigentics discussed - interesting。 multi-generational family trauma （i。e。 holocaust survivors） - Wow - really made the point。 The last half of the book kinda fell apart with vague vignette's to prove points。 This would have been better had the author just made this book shorter。 BUTeven with the criticism - i'm still glad I read it。 A lot to think about。 。。。more
Ana Todorova
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Марк Уолин е ученик и последовател на Берт Хелингер и в книгата， също както и в практиката му， са вплетени принципите на фамилните констелации。 Уолин е специалист по родова травма - травматични преживявания， които се предават несъзнавано през поколенията под формата на скрити модели。 В книгата са представени концепти като първична травма， първични дескриптори， първичен език， първично изречение， изцеляващо изречение， и са описани подробно техники на откриващи и свързващи въпроси， които помагат за Марк Уолин е ученик и последовател на Берт Хелингер и в книгата， също както и в практиката му， са вплетени принципите на фамилните констелации。 Уолин е специалист по родова травма - травматични преживявания， които се предават несъзнавано през поколенията под формата на скрити модели。 В книгата са представени концепти като първична травма， първични дескриптори， първичен език， първично изречение， изцеляващо изречение， и са описани подробно техники на откриващи и свързващи въпроси， които помагат за разкодирането на първичния език на травмата и връзката му с член и събитие от родовата история。 Във всяка глава са описани примери с реални случаи от практиката на Уолин и са предложени методически указания за самостоятелна работа。 Благодарна съм， че срещнах тази книга， тъй като с нейна помощ достигнах до разкриването на дълбоко табуизирана родова травма， която бях носила жива през езика на поведението си от ранна възраст и успях да отдам почит и уважение， като възстановя баланса на жизнената енергия със специфичен лековит ритуал。 。。。more
Katelynne
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I felt like the ending dragged on with examples but overall this was a helpful book。 I did some talking with family that made me realize how much my trauma was connected to the trauma of others and that was healing。 Listened to the audiobook around 1。3x speed。
Andrea Stoeckel
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What are we *willing* to see？Like it or not， our family story is ours as well according to epigenetics。 This was kind of a hard idea for me to understand at first: That how our parents were affected in utero by their parents。。。and their parents。。and so on。 Every person deals with the trauma of many generations。 Can this trauma be allieviated？ Wolynn presents an idea that both fascinates and abhors some。 But this book was groundbreaking to me。 Highly recommended 5/5
Marta
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All I learned from this book was that my entire family has layers and layers of trauma。 I need therapy 🤦 My issues are beyond the scope of what this book can help with。 Although， it's a good starting point for those searching a little more about themselves。 All I learned from this book was that my entire family has layers and layers of trauma。 I need therapy 🤦 My issues are beyond the scope of what this book can help with。 Although， it's a good starting point for those searching a little more about themselves。 。。。more
Fatima Ishaq
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An interesting and comforting book exploring the complexity of relationships， although it is not without its flaws。
Kelli
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It had some interesting theories and good points。 Patterns of behavior and consequences of trauma can be passed on to following generations。 I can see the value of recognizing and healing generational curses。 But I felt like the healing strategies suggested don’t really align with my beliefs as a Christian。 I think I would rather resort to prayer than to try channeling my deceased ancestor and having an imaginary conversation with them。 One very good thing this book did was encourage me to ask m It had some interesting theories and good points。 Patterns of behavior and consequences of trauma can be passed on to following generations。 I can see the value of recognizing and healing generational curses。 But I felt like the healing strategies suggested don’t really align with my beliefs as a Christian。 I think I would rather resort to prayer than to try channeling my deceased ancestor and having an imaginary conversation with them。 One very good thing this book did was encourage me to ask my mom about our family history…。 if there were any events that happened that no one talked about。 We had a few great conversations， and I learned some things I never knew。 I will gladly pass my book along to anyone who wants to read it。 There are things in it that are helpful and thought-provoking。 But I would caution a Christian to read with discernment。 。。。more
Lynn Jimenez
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I think the science is iffy， concepts are loosely pulled together to support the authors points。 It’s concerning that newspaper articles are cited as support and not scholarly articles。 I think language is very important and some of his tools would be helpful， but I don’t think he does a good job of defining the context in which to use them successfully。
Nicol
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Well。。。 I thought I'd be giving it more stars as in the start the book provided some interesting and useful information。 Firstly， it is rather strange that in most cases Mr。 Wolynn described， he wrote （several times） that once a patient acknowledged the family trauma （which the patient has not been aware of） the panic attacks/anxiety/depression/etc starting to fade away after ONE therapy session - well， let me tell you that's some big old bullshit。 If you are experiencing any of these things dur Well。。。 I thought I'd be giving it more stars as in the start the book provided some interesting and useful information。 Firstly， it is rather strange that in most cases Mr。 Wolynn described， he wrote （several times） that once a patient acknowledged the family trauma （which the patient has not been aware of） the panic attacks/anxiety/depression/etc starting to fade away after ONE therapy session - well， let me tell you that's some big old bullshit。 If you are experiencing any of these things during your lifetime， it takes more than one session but okay I've read the whole book despite that。 The other thing that bothered me was the constant push to reestablish a damaged relationship with parent（s） - but it was stressed that YOU are the one doing all the work and you are the one who needs to change the behaviour towards parent（s）， but the parent will remain the same， unaware of his/her actions and will probably keep getting away with horrible attitude or so。 Sometimes this just won't work and I think it is unfair to ask someone for a change， when the source will still remain unchanged。Overall， I've expected more， but 2 stars because of the interesting start。 。。。more
Michelle Comeau
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The first few chapters are very interesting。 By the end of the book， it was more examples of stories of trauma and the therapy part just didn’t do it for me。 Could help someone else， it explains very well how family trauma works。
kee
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this book is my everything。 i have never highlighted a book this much。
Hailey Weed
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For me， this book was way too focused on biological parents when family is so much more than that。 It was also very pessimistic which I think would make healing harder for families。
Mia
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Useful up to a point but it has some toxic convictions regarding child/parent relationships and how it's on YOU to fix it， reconnect， forgive， move on past whatever your parents did。 Sometimes abuse is abuse， not just miscommunication， and no amount of empathy for your parent's past trauma is worth minimising your own experiences。 Also Mark Wynn has no relevant degree yet speaks with an authority bordering on hubris， which bothers me。 Maybe if this book was more personal and less written like "t Useful up to a point but it has some toxic convictions regarding child/parent relationships and how it's on YOU to fix it， reconnect， forgive， move on past whatever your parents did。 Sometimes abuse is abuse， not just miscommunication， and no amount of empathy for your parent's past trauma is worth minimising your own experiences。 Also Mark Wynn has no relevant degree yet speaks with an authority bordering on hubris， which bothers me。 Maybe if this book was more personal and less written like "this is universally true and this is what you must do" it might be more palatable。 Take what's useful for you and what resonates with you， discard the rest。 。。。more
Dominika S。
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This book helped me a lt at the very beginning of therapy， at that point I started to realize how deeply connected are situations and feelings within our families - deeper as I've ever thought。 Very good book。 This book helped me a lt at the very beginning of therapy， at that point I started to realize how deeply connected are situations and feelings within our families - deeper as I've ever thought。 Very good book。 。。。more
Taylor Bookly
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This book started out good， and the premise was interesting enough。 However， the information was very redundant。 It could have been half as long， and would still have covered all the bases。
Aljwharah
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A very short book with 200 pages or so， in the first few chapters the author discussed new information about the generation trauma that was very useful， I have had Acrophobia since I was a child， I have always assumed its because of something that happened in my childhood although I don't seem to remember anything of that kind。 Now I have a clue。 However， the last chapters talked about the child and parent relationship， and this is where it turns the magic off。 The author pointed out many things A very short book with 200 pages or so， in the first few chapters the author discussed new information about the generation trauma that was very useful， I have had Acrophobia since I was a child， I have always assumed its because of something that happened in my childhood although I don't seem to remember anything of that kind。 Now I have a clue。 However， the last chapters talked about the child and parent relationship， and this is where it turns the magic off。 The author pointed out many things as the mother's trauma which felt like it was giving excuses more than actually understanding the case。 Especially when the the child trauma is due to abusive parents， and the message that follow it as 'it is not the abusive fault nor you' which was not very considerate point， the child can heal and chose not to have a relationship with its parents and that didn’t seem like an option here。 In the end of the book， the author suggested physical therapy such as burning papers and letting the trauma go with such activities。 2/5。 。。。more
Emily Kroboth
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I would've liked to see more of the science and research behind this topic。 Overall， okay read but I'll be searching for something a little more in depth and a little less therapy based。 I would've liked to see more of the science and research behind this topic。 Overall， okay read but I'll be searching for something a little more in depth and a little less therapy based。 。。。more
Lillyana
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I read this thing and oh boy do I hate it。 It's literally junk science and Long Island Medium-esque psychology。 I went into this book thinking that it would be a genuinely interesting and enlightening look at generational trauma but oh no how dare I have reasonable expectations。 This book touts junk science at best and anyone who read the sources in the back would clearly see that he's not using peer-reviewed studies for any of his so-called "scientific evidence"。 Don't even get me started on hi I read this thing and oh boy do I hate it。 It's literally junk science and Long Island Medium-esque psychology。 I went into this book thinking that it would be a genuinely interesting and enlightening look at generational trauma but oh no how dare I have reasonable expectations。 This book touts junk science at best and anyone who read the sources in the back would clearly see that he's not using peer-reviewed studies for any of his so-called "scientific evidence"。 Don't even get me started on his "core language" theory。 Anyone with half a brain could see just how weak and terrible and quite frankly nonsensical this book and the author's theories are。 Not to mention the whole "forgive your abusive parents" thing which is just— Simply put this book makes me angry inside in ways that I can't even describe。 。。。more
Sally Crouch
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I enjoyed the scientific parts of the book mentioned early on but as the book progresses it shifts into the self-help genre。 It does seem to assume all mental ailments could be resolved by reconciling issues with you biological family。 While the book could definitely help some resolve past traumas it overlooks abuse and puts the onus on the reader to fix their own issues。
Caitlyn
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An interesting view on trauma that I found helpful but also limited in scope。 I loved the information on the brain and the science of generational trauma， but when the author started diving into his theory on intervention it got a bit kooky。 Overall I will takeaway some helpful things from this book！
Jamie
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While this is an interesting premise that seems logical I couldn’t finish the book。 His evidence for his conclusions rests largely on mouse and rat studies where the researchers we looking at other hypothesis and biblical stories。 He also leans heavily on stories from his own life as evidence。 I just can’t get behind a book that purports to be scientific research based that draws so often on the Bible。 It is a nearly 2000 year old book of literature and a religious text it is not a scientific ex While this is an interesting premise that seems logical I couldn’t finish the book。 His evidence for his conclusions rests largely on mouse and rat studies where the researchers we looking at other hypothesis and biblical stories。 He also leans heavily on stories from his own life as evidence。 I just can’t get behind a book that purports to be scientific research based that draws so often on the Bible。 It is a nearly 2000 year old book of literature and a religious text it is not a scientific explanation of the world。 。。。more
Meghan
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Good book。 The scientific studies are very compelling。 The prescriptions for fixing relationships are a little reductive。
Leah
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Hilfreiche Übungen - nicht so hilfreiche Einstellung gegenüber Menschen mit TraumataDie erste Hälfte des Buches ist wirklich toll - hier wird erklärt， wie intergenerationelles Trauma funktioniert。 Was danach folgt， ist an einigen Stellen problematisch （meiner Meinung nach）。 Vom Erkennen der eigenen Traumata bis hin zur Heilung wird alles durchgespielt - das finde ich extrem überambitioniert und auch utopisch。 Die Übungen haben mir geholfen und auch einiges ins Rollen gebracht， schließlich steckt Hilfreiche Übungen - nicht so hilfreiche Einstellung gegenüber Menschen mit TraumataDie erste Hälfte des Buches ist wirklich toll - hier wird erklärt， wie intergenerationelles Trauma funktioniert。 Was danach folgt， ist an einigen Stellen problematisch （meiner Meinung nach）。 Vom Erkennen der eigenen Traumata bis hin zur Heilung wird alles durchgespielt - das finde ich extrem überambitioniert und auch utopisch。 Die Übungen haben mir geholfen und auch einiges ins Rollen gebracht， schließlich steckt die Lösung ja irgendwo in uns， aber gerade bei zutiefst traumatisierten Menschen， stelle ich mir das ohne psychologische Betreuung nicht möglich vor。 Ich finde der Titel ist hierbei extrem irreführend。 Was mich auch gestört hat， ist， dass Geschwister die ganze Zeit so ausgeklammert werden （außer sie sind tot ？？）。 Für mich spielt es schon eine Rolle in der eigenen Biografie， ob meine Geschwister jünger， älter sind， wie viel der Abstand usw。 Begreife nicht， warum das so außen vor gelassen wird。Ganz schlimm finde ich aber einige Sätze， dass man sich nur nicht genügend anstrengen würde， sich mit den eigenen Eltern auszusöhnen / man es für das eigene Glück brauchte， "alles ist Liebe und man kann nur geben， wenn man den Eltern verzeiht。" Nein。 Für mich war das leicht zu ertragen， weil ich mit meinen Eltern gerne spreche， aber für viele ist es die reinste Tortur。 Und das zurecht。 An mehreren Stellen des Buches wird Kindern daran die Schuld gegeben。 Da sind dann wirklich nur Fragezeichen in meinem Kopf， wenn Wollen erklärt， dass man sich dafür entschuldigen solle， die alkoholkranke Mutter abzulehnen， weil man sie als Kind ja abgewiesen habe。 Ich freue mich， dass ich jetzt ganz viel Material zum Arbeiten habe und einen Stammbaum zum Ausfüllen， aber nicht alles， was Wolynn schreibt， räsoniert mit mir。 。。。more
Ky DeepDiveThis
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QUICK BITS-Genetics meets psychology-Long anecdotes-Pseudoscience？REVIEWI have to say I loved how this book started。 I was drawn in right away by the studies discussed relating to how trauma （up to 3 generations！！） affects the expression of our DNA。However， after we moved on to "case studies" aka long winded semi-realistic stories of people experiencing the trauma of their ancestors I started to feel disengaged by the lack of supporting scientific evidence。Further， the basis of focusing on heali QUICK BITS-Genetics meets psychology-Long anecdotes-Pseudoscience？REVIEWI have to say I loved how this book started。 I was drawn in right away by the studies discussed relating to how trauma （up to 3 generations！！） affects the expression of our DNA。However， after we moved on to "case studies" aka long winded semi-realistic stories of people experiencing the trauma of their ancestors I started to feel disengaged by the lack of supporting scientific evidence。Further， the basis of focusing on healing the wounds we have with our parents （yet in the same breath saying it is not our parents fault） left me further discouraged by the material。On top of this， the long winded anecdotes never seemed to end， which I found to be a bit tortuous。Overall， there were some interesting takeaways from this book， but I don't think the material is a useful as it seeks to be。RATINGS1。00/5。00 Impact Rating2。50/5。00 Overall Rating 。。。more
Krystal
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The message of intergenerational trauma is needed - but the delivery is missing something。
Sarah Beaudette
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There is some really helpful stuff in here about family systems， and a very interesting （but not supported enough imo） theory that we can relive or unconsciously self-impose the past traumas of family members in our own lives。 Great food for thought。What I can't accept is the author's advice to make peace with all parents， no matter the particular circumstances。 This advice is irresponsible at best and dangerous at worst， coming as it does from an author with no personal experience of abuse at t There is some really helpful stuff in here about family systems， and a very interesting （but not supported enough imo） theory that we can relive or unconsciously self-impose the past traumas of family members in our own lives。 Great food for thought。What I can't accept is the author's advice to make peace with all parents， no matter the particular circumstances。 This advice is irresponsible at best and dangerous at worst， coming as it does from an author with no personal experience of abuse at the hands of a parent。 The bottom line that parents act out their own trauma is true， of course， but Wolynn makes no mention of how critical it is that we allow ourselves to be angry at our abuse， how critical to our own healing that we grieve an abusive childhood。 He advises the kind of premature forgiveness that can perpetuate a child's CPTSD and/or codependency， especially in the context of abuse。 The tone at times seems to blame any child for not being able to overcome their hurt at the hands of a parent， when in reality， the only way for many abused adult children to stop the abuse is to stop contact with abusive parents。 The only way to achieve authentic forgiveness is to grieve and anger first， （personally， not directly to the parents）， and sometimes to sever ties when a parent is unwilling or unable to acknowledge their abuse。 I would recommend Pete Walker’s The Tao of Fully Feeling over this book to any readers who have been physically/emotionally abused or neglected by parents。The author makes a blanket recommendation that would better apply to adult children who had "good enough" parenting。 I would not call this book trauma informed。 。。。more
MJ
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Review: It Didn’t Start With You。。⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5📝 healing， family， connection 💊“Sometimes before we can take a step in the outer world， we must first make a step in our inner world。” 💊。📚Review📚。This book was educational and impactful。 Introducing a new area of research， it was sometimes hard to follow。 The author seemed to primarily use his patients as examples in the book to prove his theories。 He did back it up with a significant amount of neuroscience research。 I loved the explanation of the neur Review: It Didn’t Start With You。。⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5📝 healing， family， connection 💊“Sometimes before we can take a step in the outer world， we must first make a step in our inner world。” 💊。📚Review📚。This book was educational and impactful。 Introducing a new area of research， it was sometimes hard to follow。 The author seemed to primarily use his patients as examples in the book to prove his theories。 He did back it up with a significant amount of neuroscience research。 I loved the explanation of the neuroscience。 Although， I think it has less to do with generational trauma and more to do with what we hear in our families as young and impressionable children and how we internalize those stories。 This was a great book because it pushed me to think。 It pushed me to think about my clients， how can I bring this into the discussion because I do think it is a valid option to explore when discussing emotional distress。 I thought about myself， my own childhood， what stories I heard， what I internalized， how that has impacted my behaviors。 How do I address my own trauma now？ Let’s grow together。 Let’s heal together。 We can hold this as a family， and we can let go of it as a family。 It’s time to give these emotions rest。 Let them rest。 。。。more
Tiago
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A new frontier in our understanding of traumaI’ve been an avid student of trauma for years and thought I had heard it all。 I was wrong。 Wolynn’s book breaks open our conception of what trauma is and where it comes from in this incredibly important and groundbreaking book。
Daniel Sniderman
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I tried， with this book。 I really tried。 Did the writing exercises， reflected on the reflections。 And I came at it with an open （and in fact an eager） mind， as a social worker aware of intergenerational & epigenetic trauma dynamics。 Wolynn starts off strong with quotes from studies about epigenetic trauma effects transmitted through DNA。 I did have to do a little deep breathing through the inevitable “put the blame on Mame” vibe that such studies can have— i。e。， that if a mother isn’t completely I tried， with this book。 I really tried。 Did the writing exercises， reflected on the reflections。 And I came at it with an open （and in fact an eager） mind， as a social worker aware of intergenerational & epigenetic trauma dynamics。 Wolynn starts off strong with quotes from studies about epigenetic trauma effects transmitted through DNA。 I did have to do a little deep breathing through the inevitable “put the blame on Mame” vibe that such studies can have— i。e。， that if a mother isn’t completely overjoyed about pregnancy and child-rearing， or dares to have some sort of uncontrollable stressors in her life， she is directly causing the next 3 generations of suffering by the DNA-melting powers of her （natural human） emotions。 But the rest of the book goes off the rails， at least for me。 It’s like Wolynn has *some* valid points all the way through， but they’re wrapped up in his extremely subjective and， frankly， outdated take on the horrors of “family cutoff” and the need to reconcile （with the only excuse not to， being a parent who is dead or who has chosen to estrange themselves from the child or who can’t be located）。 I attended a workshop on Bowen Family Systems about 15 years ago， and even then these simplistic ideas about “healing cutoff” sounded antiquated。 The idea that all parents want what’s best for their children deep down， and will surprise us with their love once we can accept and embrace them， is shockingly ignorant given what we know about child abuse and parental personality disorders。 Some parents really do just need to be firmly left behind in order for someone to heal。 It is entirely possible to reconcile one’s past， including recognizing that carrying anger about things that can’t be changed is harming YOU， without inviting a dangerous and toxic human being back into your life。 It is telling to me that among the family traumas Wolynn *doesn’t* mention， are family scapegoating abuse toward a designated child victim; physical and sexual child abuse; and child neglect。 People who have experienced such things still owe it to themselves to understand their parents in an intergenerational context， come to peace about what happened to them， and resolve to use their painful experiences to be a cycle-breaker in their own lives… but NONE of that should involve having to invite a deeply broken abuser back into their lives for more gaslighting！ Does Wolynn not understand that toxic people can expertly use psychological terminology against their victims， pretending to reconcile when they’re actually looking for another opportunity to scapegoat？ By the same token， not all partner relationships are fixable either， and some are so abusive that they SHOULD be ended。 I also take issue with the supposed “a-ha” moments Wolynn has elicited in his clients— like someone being completely free of panic attacks the moment she realizes her great-grandma died of pneumonia or whatever。 I mean… anything is possible， but I am eternally skeptical about instantaneous transformations like these and the fact that Wolynn isn’t a mental health clinician， and seems a bit high on his horse about his amazing “system”， is concerning。I did find some interesting avenues of exploration in this book， but on the whole I find Wolynn’s dogmatism offputting and likely an oversimplification of epigenetics research。 。。。more
Hala Shmayes
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