It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle
The solution is often harder than the suffering itself.
Pain, trauma, grief, or loss can become imprinted in our very genetic material, even when the story that caused them has long been forgotten or lost. These unresolved experiences roll forward into the present and disturb our lives until we dare to look back and acknowledge what calls for healing.
Constellation work traces dynamics that may stretch across multiple generations of a family, with the aim of resolving—or better yet, preventing—their harmful effects in the present. A system can move and function optimally when order is restored, love flows freely from one generation to the next, and all members who belong to the system are seen, acknowledged, and given their rightful place.
It is often enough for just one person in the family to engage in constellation work in order to bring healing into the lineage. The whole family need not be present. The process unfolds with the individual, guided by the facilitator and supported by representatives, who make it possible to see and experience the dynamics in a new light.
