Understanding Generational Traumas 

Generational trauma is how a traumatic event is replicated and passed down between generations. It often occurs through nurture, with one person modelling their behavior on that of their parents or family members who had similar experiences themselves. If a child is raised in an abusive environment where their parents or other family members often beat them, they will treat their own children similarly unless the cycle is broken.

Learn more about the generational traumas in this first episode of The Motivated Mama Podcast. This is a podcast community for parents that want to be authentically themselves while looking for judgement-free, genuine, and heartfelt parenting advice. We talk to other mothers and experts to get small and easy steps that we can take to help us accomplish our goals. Discover ways to break unproductive behavior patterns repeated generation after generation in our families.

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In This Episode, You Will Learn:

[00:39] Today’s focus; Generational Trauma

[01:00] What is generational trauma?

[02:19] Examples of generational trauma

[03:51] When do you start noticing the baggage of generational trauma

[06:20] A story of two sisters

[10:18] What we can learn from the story

[12:35] How do you step back and reflect on your words and actions as a parent

[14:28] Story of the other sister

[17:24] How the upbringing has affected her relationships

[18:40] Seeking help to break the traumas

[19:30] Your today’s homework

[21:40] Episode wrap up and calls to action

 Notable Quotes

• “It’s easier to live in generational slavery than to be in freedom. Freedom requires becoming responsible, leaving old habits and creating a new culture for the generations to come.”
• “Generational trauma does not mean that you had bad parents, or you were not brought up well.”

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