Most regions of the world carry the impact of past trauma and Serbia is no exception. When a trauma is buried within and not openly processed, it is imprinted on the cells of the bodies of those individuals who experienced the event. These old unresolved emotional traumas might travel transgenerationally…
Let me share a little of my early May journey to Bernried 2014. This intensive International System Constellations Association training is held over 8 days in southern Germany. This blog post is a little different than most of my previous ones but I thought I’d share some of the gems…
What does it mean to live life fully? One evening this week I experienced a lightning storm like nothing I had ever experienced before. The rain poured down and the sky completely lit up with flashes of sheet lightning every few seconds and this went on for at least an…
Immigration (Part 3) discusses the transgenerational emotional impact of immigration on individuals, families, and communities. I have just returned from a trip to Germany where I enjoyed my second intensive training in systemic constellations with the faculty of the International Systemic Constellations Association at Bernried, Germany. I followed that with…
Immigration or migration is an emotional time for everyone involved. Family systems carry the emotional wounds and trauma of immigration. Family systems pass on their unresolved emotional trauma to the living descendants to be acknowledged, accepted, addressed, and healed. We suffer consequences physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, psychologically, financially, intellectually, and…
When a twin dies many of the energetic dynamics are similar to losing any sibling to death or otherwise. Each family member is traumatized in a different way. You may consciously or unconsciously remember this sibling. Your body may feel this loss in some way as an emptiness, you may…
My last post discussed the shift in the relationship with mother when a twin dies. Let’s look at many of the potential emotional response patterns of the surviving twin. The following core fears or perceptions may be some of the ways the surviving twin emotionally responds when a twin dies. …
The subject of what happens when a twin dies has come up in conversation several times recently; so let me explore the topic. The loss of any family member to physical death is traumatic, and when that happens to be your twin, it may exponentially impact your wellbeing throughout life. …
Gaining compassion for the biological parents and their journey in life is key to the wellness of the adopted child. Gaining compassion for self is equally important. This blog series is just as important whether you experienced adoption, the foster care system, or were raised by anyone other than your…
