It Didn't Start With You

THE AWARD-WINNING BESTSELLER Discover the inspiring and empowering bestseller, offering a compelling understanding of inherited trauma and how we can break the cycle, from the acclaimed psychologist and trauma expert. 'Groundbreaking' Tara Brach, psychologist and bestselling author of Radical Acceptance ‘Life-changing’ Mark Matousek, bestselling author of Ethical Wisdom Depression. Anxiety. Chronic pain. Phobias. Obsessive thoughts. The evidence is compelling: the root of these difficulties may reside in the traumas of our parents, grandparents and even great-grandparents. The latest research affirms that traumatic experience is passed on to future generations and that this emotional inheritance, hidden in everything from our gene expression to everyday language, plays a greater role in our health than ever previously understood. Building on the work of leading experts in neuroscience and posttraumatic stress, acclaimed trauma expert Mark Wolynn has developed a pioneering approach to identifying and breaking these inherited family patterns. Having worked with individuals and groups on a therapeutic level for more than twenty years,? It Didn't Start With You? is his accessible, pragmatic and transformative guide to a method that has helped thousands end the cycle of trauma. Offering a compelling understanding of inherited trauma, It Didn’t Start With You is the inspiring and empowering book providing fresh, powerful tools for relieving suffering so you can reclaim your life.