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It Didn't Start With You

How inherited family trauma shapes who we are and how to end the cycle
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It Didn't Start With You by Mark Wolynn explores how inherited family trauma shapes who we are today. Delving into the latest epigenetics research, Wolynn shows how the effects of trauma can be passed through generations and offers practical strategies for healing. It's a compelling look at the science and stories of inherited emotional pain.
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You might like this book if you're interested in understanding how inherited family trauma shapes your present-day life. Combining psychology with personal stories, it provides tools and insights to help break these patterns and heal.

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A groundbreaking approach to transforming traumatic legacies passed down in families over generations, by an acclaimed expert in the field.

'Groundbreaking' – Tara Brach

Depression. Anxiety. Chronic pain. Phobias. Obsessive thoughts. The evidence is compelling – the root of these difficulties may reside in the traumas of our parents, grandparents, and even great-grandparents. The latest research affirms that traumatic experience is passed on to future generations and that this emotional inheritance, hidden in everything from our gene expression to everyday language, plays a greater role in our health than ever previously understood.

Building on the work of leading experts in neuroscience and post-traumatic stress, Mark Wolynn has developed a pioneering approach to identifying and breaking these inherited family patterns. Having worked with individuals and groups on a therapeutic level for more than twenty years, It Didn't Start With You is his accessible, pragmatic, and transformative guide to a method that has helped thousands of people reclaim their lives.

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It Didn't Start With You uncovers the hidden impact of inherited family trauma and provides powerful, practical tools for personal healing. It blends neuroscience and psychodynamic thinking, advancing trauma therapy and offering transformative insights. Critics highlight its life-changing stories and compassionate approach to understanding family history.

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ISBN: 9781785044380

Publisher: Ebury Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 June 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vermilion

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 215.0mm

Weight: 262g

Pages: 256

About the Author

Mark Wolynn is the founder and director of the Family Constellation Insitute. He has taught at the University of Pittsburgh, the Western Psychiatric Institute, Kripalu, the Omega Institute of Integral Studies in addition to many training centres, clinics and hospitals. His articles have appeared in Psychology Today, Mind Body Green, Mariashriver.com, Elephant Journal, and Psych Central, and his poetry has been published in The New Yorker. He lives in the San Francisco Bay area.

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