Woven throughout most of this newsletter is the understanding that our past informs our present. It shows up in the choices we make, our relationships, our work. No corner of our lives goes untouched ...

A psychiatrist shares her experience working with Native communities and how understanding historical trauma can begin the ...

In a society where cycles of abuse and violence persist across generations, stories like It Ends With Us offer a glimpse of hope. Adapted from Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel, the 2024 film tells ...

In our previous posts, we explored how family trauma can shape your parenting without you even knowing it, and then looked at six specific ways trauma shows up in your daily parenting. Now comes the ...

Psychologist Buqué debuts with a wise program for repairing intergenerational trauma through a holistic framework that targets mind, body, and spirit. According to the author, readers can become ...

Teresa Cox-Bates was only 11 years old when her father died, an event that dramatically altered her family's circumstances and shaped her childhood experiences. "I really remember us not having enough ...

Intergenerational trauma is where the psychological effects of painful events are passed on in families. A psychotherapist shared five signs you might be experiencing intergenerational trauma.

Trauma is an experience so harrowing that it can alter our gene expression — and in some cases, these changes can be passed down to future generations. But if the traumas experienced by our parents, ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Teresa Cox-Bates was only 11 years ...