Healing What We Inherit: Understanding Generational Trauma with Eve Buck

In today’s episode, we speak with Eve Buck, an expert in generational trauma—the emotional and psychological wounds that are passed down from one generation to the next.

Eve helps us understand that trauma isn’t always caused by a single event. Sometimes, it’s inherited. We may carry the weight of experiences we didn’t personally live through, but that were passed to us through learned behaviors, emotional responses, and even family silence. These patterns often show up in our lives as chronic stress, anxiety, over-vigilance, or feelings of fear or mistrust, even when there's no clear explanation for them in our own personal history.

Much of this is rooted in what Eve calls “direct parenting.” The way we were raised, the emotional environments we grew up in, and the unspoken rules or expectations within families all play a role. When trauma is unprocessed in one generation, it can shape the next through coping mechanisms, belief systems, and relational dynamics.

But there’s good news—awareness is the first step to healing. Eve shares insights on how to recognize generational trauma in your own life and offers tools to begin breaking harmful cycles. Whether it’s through therapy, reflection, or conscious parenting, healing generational trauma means not only reclaiming your story, but also creating a better one for future generations.

This conversation is powerful, eye-opening, and deeply human. If you’ve ever asked yourself, “Why do I feel this way?” or “Where did this pattern come from?”—this episode may offer the answers, and the hope, you’ve been seeking.