At the root of generational trauma lies dysfunctional behavior within a family or a traumatic event that a collective group of people has experienced.
A war, for example, might cause a family to experience hunger, fear, loss of loved ones, and their nervous systems becoming stuck in “fight or flight,” explains Jennifer Nurick, a clinical psychotherapist and author of Heal Your Anxious Attachment: Release Past Trauma, Cultivate Secure Relationships, and Nuture a Deeper Sense of Self.”
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