Imaginal Journal
Imagination is Medicine
It Didn’t Start With You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are
Sharing this article that covers the topic of inherited trauma more deeply explored in the book, It Didn’t Start With You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are by Mark Wolynn.
“When those in our family have experienced unbearable traumas or have suffered with immense guilt or grief, the feelings can be overwhelming and can escalate beyond what they can manage or resolve. It’s human nature; when pain is too great, people tend to avoid it. Yet when we block the feelings, we unknowingly stunt the necessary healing process that can lead us to a natural release.”
The Magician by Andy Shauf
Do you find
it gets a little easier each time
you make it disappear?
Oh fools,
the magician bends the rules
as the crowd watches his every move
Just a shaking hand without a concrete plan
Sidesteps to a death defying feat
Wait for him to reappear
Look close, see him sweat the most
each time his options disappear
Just a shaking hand without a concrete plan
Just a shaking hand without a concrete plan
I'm a shaking hand without a plan
Let the Soul Emerge
“When inward tenderness finds the secret hurt, pain itself will crack the rock and Ah! Let the soul emerge.”
