It’s convenient to blame a war on one man. When discussing World War II, most of the world points the finger at Adolf Hitler. The truth is that we behave the way others let us behave. The world stood aside and let Hitler behave the way he behaved. The heavy…
This blog post explores the topic of sexuality, sex identity, and gender identity from a systemic approach. This topic arose when an individual wanted my response to online criticisms of Bert Hellinger around the topic. So I will address the criticism that is out there in cyberspace, listen to Hellinger’s…
I woke up the other day involved in a chat with cancer. Some days I just wake up knowing what I’m supposed to write about and share with others. I don’t have cancer, but nevertheless, the chat was very informative and I thought I would pass on the messages that…
In this blog post, I will address the topic of incest. Rape culture and sexual assault is such a huge topic today, that I thought I would systemically address the issue of incest in the family system. Let’s look at the societal definition of incest: “Incest: sexual intercourse between persons…
Is there patriarchy in Family Constellations? The next few blog posts are going to address several topics of concern to individuals that search online for “Bert Hellinger” or “Family Constellations” and discover the man has critics. I am not going to address the critics themselves, however, I will address the…
Epigenetics is a fascinating empirical field of science. Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance is an area of neuroscience and genetic research that has grown rapidly over the past decade. One empirical study after another has created a package of quantifiable evidence to show that the emotional trauma of animals and human beings…
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…
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…
Do you need some help in creating a healthy energetic separation from the dead in your family system? Using genosociograms, systemic family constellations, and ritual can be quite effective in this pursuit. If you read my last blog post you will understand what I’m referring to when I say you…
Each relationship you experience in life is meant to trigger your emotional response in some way. Why do you think families have so much drama? Your family of origin is a training ground to teach you how to respond emotionally to situations. Many of these emotional responses are learned unconsciously…
