What Is Generational Trauma & How It Shows Up
Let’s talk about something that runs deeper than most people realize—generational trauma. You may have heard this term floating around, but what does it actually mean? And more importantly… how does it affect you?
Generational Trauma: What Is It?
Generational trauma (also called ancestral or intergenerational trauma) is pain that doesn’t start with you—but still lives in your body, your thoughts, and your reactions. It’s emotional wounding passed down from one generation to the next. Think of it like energetic baggage that your ancestors didn’t get to heal… so it landed in your hands.
This could be from things like:
Abuse or neglect
War, famine, displacement
Addiction or mental illness
Racism or systemic oppression
Family secrets, silence, or shame
Patterns of emotional suppression or fear
Your great-grandmother might have never spoken about the pain she carried, but that pain doesn’t just disappear—it morphs into beliefs, habits, and energetic imprints passed down through the bloodline.
How Does It Show Up?
Here’s where it gets interesting. Generational trauma doesn’t always show up as big, obvious issues. Sometimes it looks like:
Constant anxiety even when life seems “fine”
A deep fear of abandonment or not being good enough
Chronic people-pleasing or feeling overly responsible for others
Difficulty expressing emotions or feeling numb
Feeling stuck in repetitive relationship patterns
Physical ailments with no clear medical explanation
Intense emotional triggers that feel way bigger than the situation
Often, people say, “That’s just how I am,” or “That’s how I was raised.” But when we start to dig, we realize… it’s learned, not true. And what’s learned can be unlearned.
You Weren’t Meant to Carry It All
Here’s the thing: You are not broken. You are carrying a story that wasn’t yours to begin with. The beautiful part? You’re also the one who gets to stop the cycle. You can be the healer of your lineage—the one who turns pain into wisdom and fear into freedom.
That’s why I do this work. Through energy healing, emotional release, and hypnosis, we go beyond the conscious mind—where many of these inherited beliefs and patterns live. And we clear them, together.
Because when you heal… it ripples backward and forward. Your ancestors feel it. Your children feel it. And most importantly—you feel free.
Ready to explore the patterns you’ve inherited and release what no longer belongs to you?
Let’s go there together. 💫