What is intergenerational trauma, how does it influence our lives today, and what can we do to heal and persevere when things get tough?

The events of the past few weeks have cast the importance of healing the wounds of the past into stark relief. Today we’re exploring how the traumatic past, including that handed down through the generations, can influence our lives today. 

About Our Guest: Dr. Sherri Taylor is an assistant professor of somatic psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies, and also teaches in the clinical psychology doctoral program at The Wright Institute. 

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Key Topics:

4:10: What is intergenerational trauma?

7:30: Adaptive strategies for coping with trauma.

12:30: The primacy of the body. 

15:15: Reclaiming comfort in your body. 

20:45: Sensorymotor psychotherapy

22:30: Being with grief. 

26:15: How to keep going when this process gets hard. 

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