***The Instant National Bestseller*** A Next Big Idea Club must-read title for January 2024 The definitive, paradigm-shifting guide to healing intergenerational trauma—weaving together scientific research with practical exercises and stories from the therapy room—from Dr. Mariel Buqué, PhD, a Columbia University–trained trauma-informed psychologist and practitioner of holistic healing From Dr. Mariel Buqué, a leading trauma psychologist, comes this groundbreaking guide to transforming intergenerational pain into intergenerational abundance. With Break the Cycle, she delivers the definitive guide to healing inherited trauma. Weaving together scientific research with practical exercises and stories from the therapy room, Dr. Buqué teaches readers how trauma is transmitted from one generation to the next and how they can break the cycle through tangible therapeutic practices, learning to pass down strength instead of pain to future generations. When a physical wound is left unhealed, it continues to cause pain and can infect the whole body. When emotions are left unhealed, they similarly cause harm that spreads to other parts of our lives, hurting our family, friends, community members, and others. Eventually, this hurt can injure an entire lineage, metastasizing across years and generations. This is intergenerational trauma. This trauma is why some of us become estranged from our families, why some of us are people pleasers, why some of us find ourselves in codependent relationships. This trauma can be rooted in the experiences of ancestors, who may have suffered due to unhealthy family dynamics, and it can be collective, the result of a shared experience like systemic oppression, or harmful ingrained behaviors in a culture like the acceptance of physical discipline of children, or even a natural disaster like a pandemic. These wounds are complex, impacting our minds, bodies, and spirits. Healing requires a holistic approach that has so far been absent from the field of psychology. Until now.

In Breaking the Cycle: How to Heal Generational Trauma and Rewrite Your Story, Rosie Peggy Greenwood offers a compassionate and empowering guide to understanding and healing from the deep wounds of generational trauma. This transformative book explores how the unspoken pains and unresolved issues of our ancestors can shape our lives in profound ways, influencing our relationships, mental health, and overall sense of self. With a blend of personal stories, scientific research, and practical exercises, Greenwood provides readers with the tools they need to break free from the past and create a brighter, healthier future for themselves and future generations. Understanding Generational Trauma: Generational trauma, also known as intergenerational trauma, refers to the transmission of traumatic experiences and emotional pain from one generation to the next. It can manifest in various ways, such as patterns of abuse, addiction, anxiety, depression, and emotional disconnection, often without the individual understanding the root cause of their struggles. Breaking the Cycle delves into the science behind this phenomenon, drawing on research in epigenetics, psychology, and family systems theory to explain how trauma can be passed down through the generations and how it impacts our lives today. The Healing Journey: This book is not just about understanding trauma; it’s about healing it. Greenwood guides readers through a step-by-step process of identifying and addressing the generational patterns that may be holding them back. With chapters dedicated to self-awareness, mindfulness, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), family systems therapy, and narrative therapy, Breaking the Cycle offers a comprehensive toolkit for healing. Each chapter is filled with practical exercises, reflection prompts, and actionable strategies designed to help readers uncover hidden wounds, challenge limiting beliefs, and rewrite their personal and family narratives. Inspiring Stories of Transformation: Throughout the book, readers will find inspiring stories of individuals and families who have successfully broken the cycle of generational trauma. These stories illustrate the diverse paths to healing and demonstrate that transformation is possible, no matter how deep the pain or how long the trauma has been present. By sharing these real-life examples, Greenwood offers hope and encouragement, showing that it is possible to overcome the past and build a new legacy rooted in resilience, empowerment, and love. Building a New Legacy: Breaking the Cycle is also a guide to building a new legacy—one that is free from the constraints of the past and rich with possibility for the future. Greenwood emphasizes the importance of cultivating positive habits, establishing healthy relationships, and engaging in communities that foster growth and healing. The book provides specific guidance for parents on how to raise children in a way that prevents the transmission of trauma, ensuring a healthier emotional and psychological environment for the next generation. A Lifelong Commitment to Healing: Healing from generational trauma is not a one-time event; it is a lifelong journey. Breaking the Cycle reinforces the idea that healing is a continuous process, with its own set of challenges and rewards. Greenwood encourages readers to stay committed to their path of transformation, offering words of empowerment and hope. She reminds readers that they have the power to change their story, break free from the past, and create a future that is defined by strength, resilience, and hope. Who Should Read This Book: Breaking the Cycle is for anyone who feels burdened by the weight of their past or the struggles of their family history. Whether you are aware of the trauma in your lineage or have only recently begun to explore these issues, this book offers valuable insights and tools for healing. It is also an essential resource for therapists, counselors, and mental health professionals who work with clients dealing with generational trauma. Conclusion: In Breaking the Cycle: How to Heal Generational Trauma and Rewrite Your Story, Rosie Peggy Greenwood offers a compassionate, insightful, and practical guide to breaking free from the chains of generational trauma. With a focus on empowerment and transformation, this book provides readers with the knowledge, tools, and inspiration needed to heal from the past and create a legacy of hope, strength, and resilience for future generations. Whether you are at the beginning of your healing journey or well on your way, this book will serve as a trusted companion, guiding you toward a brighter, more fulfilling future.

Each year in the United States an estimated two to six million women are victims of domestic violence. Domestic violence is a pattern of assaultive and coercive behaviors, including physical, sexual, fi nancial, spiritual and psychological abuse. Domestic violence is about control, manipulation and domination. Ninetyfive percent of assaults on spouses or ex-spouses are committed by men against women. Too afraid and too shame to speak up, there are countless numbers of women sitting in Churches all across America suffering in silence. Victims and perpetrators are from all ages, racial, socioeconomic, sexual orientation, educational, occupational, geographic, and religious groups. If you or someone you know has ever experienced domestic violence you are in need of a personal, life changing encounter with a powerful God. One who delights in healing wounds and setting the captive free. The Exodus is that kind of encounter- its about coming face to face with a Holy God as He does those things that you cannot do for yourself.

Abuse is a profound, complex issue that impacts millions of lives around the world. Defined broadly, abuse refers to any behavior that is intended to control, manipulate, or harm another individual, whether physically, emotionally, financially, or psychologically. While most people may recognize abuse in extreme forms, it often exists in subtle, less visible ways that are harder to detect and address. Abuse can happen in almost any context—families, intimate relationships, workplaces, institutions, and even online spaces. Its presence affects individuals across all demographics, cutting through barriers of age, gender, race, and socioeconomic background. The widespread effects of abuse are staggering, with survivors often facing long-term consequences that extend well beyond the initial trauma. Abuse impacts not only physical health but also psychological well-being, creating ripple effects that influence how survivors perceive themselves, interact with others, and navigate the world. Anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and self-destructive behaviors are common among survivors, often requiring years of recovery. Tragically, the damage can be compounded by social stigma, disbelief, or victim-blaming attitudes, leaving many survivors feeling isolated and misunderstood. Addressing abuse requires recognizing these nuanced impacts and supporting survivors in ways that foster trust and empowerment.

Begin to heal and recover from your narcissistic mother As the daughter of a mother with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD), healing from childhood narcissistic abuse begins by understanding what happened to you and how it affects your life as an adult. This workbook helps you process these difficult emotions and experiences so you can recover from trauma and break the cycle of narcissistic abuse. An intro to NPD—Get a clear explanation of what narcissism really is and why narcissistic people often abuse those around them. Your relationship with your mother—Understand the dynamic between daughters and narcissistic mothers, including common relationship traits like role reversal, codependency, attachment, and enabling. Tools for healing—Discover evidence-based prompts and exercises to help you work through your experiences, practice self-care, and move forward with confidence. Find validation and support in this compassionate workbook for daughters of narcissistic mothers.

This book addresses new avenues in child abuse prevention research that will expand our capacity to protect children. These new avenues result from the emergence of new research methods made possible through technologic advances, an understanding of the benefits of cross-disciplinary research and learning and the entrance of many young scholars in the field. The book explores what these avenues produce in terms of clarifying the complex problems that continue to limit our progress in addressing child maltreatment and promoting optimal child development. Specifically, the book showcases individual contributions from emerging scholars and show how these scholars use the frameworks and advanced methods to shape their work, apply their findings and define their learning communities. The book highlights the benefits of creating explicit and extended opportunities for researchers to network across disciplines and areas of interest. The primary authors are young scholars from universities across the U.S. who have worked together as Fellows of the Doris Duke Fellowships for the Promotion of Child Well-Being – seeking innovations to prevent child abuse. Through this program, the Fellows have engaged in a robust self-generating learning network designed to create the type of ongoing professional linkages and decision-making style that fosters an interdisciplinary and team planning approach to research design and policy formation.

Violence so often begets violence. Victims respond with revenge only to inspire seemingly endless cycles of retaliation. Conflicts between nations, between ethnic groups, between strangers, and between family members differ in so many ways and yet often share this dynamic. In this powerful and timely book Martha Minow and others ask: What explains these cycles and what can break them? What lessons can we draw from one form of violence that might be relevant to other forms? Can legal responses to violence provide accountability but avoid escalating vengeance? If so, what kinds of legal institutions and practices can make a difference? What kinds risk failure? Breaking the Cycles of Hatred represents a unique blend of political and legal theory, one that focuses on the double-edged role of memory in fueling cycles of hatred and maintaining justice and personal integrity. Its centerpiece comprises three penetrating essays by Minow. She argues that innovative legal institutions and practices, such as truth commissions and civil damage actions against groups that sponsor hate, often work better than more conventional criminal proceedings and sanctions. Minow also calls for more sustained attention to the underlying dynamics of violence, the connections between intergroup and intrafamily violence, and the wide range of possible responses to violence beyond criminalization. A vibrant set of freestanding responses from experts in political theory, psychology, history, and law examines past and potential avenues for breaking cycles of violence and for deepening our capacity to avoid becoming what we hate. The topics include hate crimes and hate-crimes legislation, child sexual abuse and the statute of limitations, and the American kidnapping and internment of Japanese Latin Americans during World War II. Commissioned by Nancy Rosenblum, the essays are by Ross E. Cheit, Marc Galanter, Fredrick C. Harris, Judith Lewis Herman, Carey Jaros, Frederick M. Lawrence, Austin Sarat, Ayelet Shachar, Eric K. Yamamoto, and Iris Marion Young.

If we don't confront the generational curses and limitations we've inherited, we're doomed to relive them. Yet freedom is closer--and simpler--than you know! In this powerful, hope-filled book, rising international pastor Mike Signorelli guides you through a step-by-step process to confront and overcome cycles of ancestral trauma. Sharing his journey of transformation, Mike gives you the practical wisdom, real-world insights, and transformative biblical truth you need to · unearth your spiritual lineage--and limitations · recognize and break free from generational chains, curses, and sins · end negative cycles · embrace Christ-centered, victorious living · sustain your freedom · discover your God-ordained purpose · pass on a divine legacy You don't have to be trapped by the weight of your past or suffocated from the relentless grip of generational struggles. Seize freedom and healing today, and reclaim the future God destined for you--and your descendants.

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