It Didn't Start with You

How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle

De: Mark Wolynn

Narrado por: Mark Wolynn

A groundbreaking approach to transforming traumatic legacies passed down in families over generations, by an acclaimed expert in the field.

Depression. Anxiety. Chronic Pain. Phobias. Obsessive thoughts. The evidence is compelling: the roots of these difficulties may not reside in our immediate life experiences or in chemical imbalances in our brains - but in the lives of our parents, grandparents, and even great-grandparents. The latest scientific research, now making headlines, supports what many have long intuited: that traumatic experience can be passed down through generations.

It Didn't Start with You builds on the work of leading experts in post-traumatic stress, including Mount Sinai School of Medicine neuroscientist Rachel Yehuda and psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk, author of The Body Keeps the Score. Even if the person who suffered the original trauma has died or the story has been forgotten or silenced, memory and feelings can live on. These emotional legacies are often hidden, encoded in everything from gene expression to everyday language, and they play a far greater role in our emotional and physical health than has ever before been understood.

As a pioneer in the field of inherited family trauma, Mark Wolynn has worked with individuals and groups on a therapeutic level for over 20 years. It Didn't Start with You offers a pragmatic and prescriptive guide to his method, the Core Language Approach. Diagnostic self-inventories provide a way to uncover the fears and anxieties conveyed through everyday words, behaviors, and physical symptoms. Techniques for developing a genogram or extended family tree create a map of experiences going back through the generations. And visualization, active imagination, and direct dialogue create pathways to reconnection, integration, and reclaiming life and health. It Didn't Start With You is a transformative approach to resolving longstanding difficulties that, in many cases, traditional therapy, drugs, or other interventions have not had the capacity to touch.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2016 Mark Wolynn (P)2016 Penguin Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

“Mark Wolynn does a masterful job of illuminating the ways in which our ancestors’ unresolved suffering, often unknown to us, disables us and binds us painfully to them. He gives us the tools and skills—an approach that combines understanding, imaginative dialogues, and compassionate reconnection—to free and heal ourselves.” —James S. Gordon, MD, author of Unstuck: Your Guide to the Seven-Stage Journey Out of Depression

“It Didn’t Start with You takes us a big step forward, advancing the fields of trauma therapy, mindfulness applications, and human understanding. It is a bold, creative, and compassionate work.” —Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness and Real Happiness

“This groundbreaking book offers a compelling understanding of inherited trauma and fresh, powerful tools for relieving its suffering. Mark Wolynn is a wise and trustworthy guide on the journey toward healing.” —Tara Brach, PhD, author of Radical Acceptance and True Refuge

Outstanding

Love this very effective and complex modality of Family Constellation. Mark Wolynn does a remarkable job to explain how it works, and why it is so valuable. Interesting and fairly easy to listen! A must buy if you are interested in learning about family constellation!

African American trauma experience

Would've been helpful to have illustrations on how African American post-slavery trauma is treated.

Must read and reread!!!!

It is a well written and a targeted book that should be purchased by everyone!!! The recommendations are on point and assure transformation for all including those who may think they do not need to do trauma focused work. Well done Mark Wolynn!

goosbumps

wow there was just so much there it took me back. I have alot of work to do but i am looking fowards to it! onward.....

On a healing journey? THE PERFECT READ

This book was the perfect read for anyone on any type of healing journey. It’s a real eye opener. The accompanying pdf made it interactive, and made it feel as though you were physically doing the needed work to heal yourself. 10/10. I would recommend this to anybody!!!

Eye opening

Gave me a new perspective and better understanding of generational trauma. A very valuable read.

What you really need to heal all traumas!

Amazing read, easy to follow, great advice on finding. The true root case of the trauma is the solution to your “so perceived

Spot On Read

excellent traumatic experience self help book direct childhood connections to adulthood blue print on how to recalubrate mentally

Insightful & Helpful

I thought this book wouldn't be for me when I first started listening. I have a good relationship with my parents and don't suffer from any anxiety. Still, I chose to listen and I'm so glad I did. There is so much to be gained from this book that reaches deeper than what your conscious mind could have considered. This book had me searching my family history and asking questions about relatives I never had the chance to meet. It helped me realize that some events in my life (or before me) were primary traumas for my parents and grandparents. Highly recommend.

Better, Faster

This audiobook was quite good to get through on 1.5x speed — fixed the issue I had before with an unbearable narration style. Lots of incredible information to learn & apply! A must-read.