Passing on the Pain

INTERGENERATIONAL
TRAUMA

INTERGENERATIONAL
TRAUMA

The descendants of trauma survivors—such as residential school survivors and their families—may have low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, insomnia, anger, and self-destructive behaviours.

An Unseen Trauma

The Cycle of Abuse and Anxiety

Intergenerational trauma was first observed in Holocaust survivors and their children. Also known as generational trauma or transgenerational trauma, this type of trauma often goes unrecognized. This allows the cycle to continue. A classic example is childhood abuse that causes a cycle of abuse and anxiety in ongoing generations.
Family members of trauma survivors may themselves show adverse emotional and behavioral reactions to the event that are similar to those of the survivor. The impact of this passed-on pain is substantial: difficulties with attachment, disconnection from extended families and culture, and high levels of stress from family and community members who are dealing with the impacts of trauma.

Healing the Past and the Present

Neurofeedback’s ability to calm the nervous system helps stabilize you and your family by bringing in a calm, relaxed, and alert state of body and mind. Freed of symptoms that interfere with daily life, people find it easier to handle life’s ups and downs as they move towards healing and wholeness.

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