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 ...

Intergenerational trauma is a form of emotional distress that is passed down from one generation to the next. This trauma can manifest as anxiety and mood disorders, similar to PTSD, even if the ...

“To emerge from the culture of silence is to find one's voice, to rewrite the self and to become visible.” – Leny Mendoza Strobel, in her book Babaylan A PLACE OF HER OWN, or PLACE, an art collective ...

This story was produced for the USC Center for Health Journalism’s Ethnic Media Collaborative. Saru Sivanesan remembers a violent altercation between his parents when he was nearly two years old. In ...

The idea that trauma can be transmitted across generations — originating with long-dead relatives and passed down to future great-grandchildren — can be a difficult concept to grasp. But with regular ...

This is Part 3 of a four-part series on trauma and healing. Links to other parts in references. In October 2022, I was invited to be on a panel for Tadaima, the online Japanese American pilgrimage.

As Brazilian author Paulo Coelho writes, “You drown not by falling into a river but by staying submerged in it.” This is an apt metaphor for how trauma impacts people, individually and collectively.

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that can be developed after a shocking or traumatic event or situation. PTSD affects millions of adults and adolescents in the United ...

Parenting does not happen in a vacuum as habits, beliefs and emotional responses are often passed down across generations. Healing intergenerational parenting patterns is not about perfection, it is ...