In this video, I will discuss intergenerational trauma and identifying it within an unhealthy family system.
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Intergenerational trauma (sometimes referred to as trans- or multigenerational trauma) is defined as trauma that gets passed down from those who directly experience an incident to subsequent generations.
You can get PTSD from your ancestors.
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