One of the gifts of therapy is being able to understand one’s life within context. To begin to see the seemingly random occurrences of pain, poor personal choices, and disappointing relationships as a ...

Trauma is an experience so harrowing that it can alter our gene expression — and in some cases, these changes can be passed down to future generations. But if the traumas experienced by our parents, ...

There are markers that sit on top of DNA and change over the course of one's lifetime, and they can even be passed down to future generations. These "epigenetic" markers alter how genes are expressed ...

Intergenerational trauma is where the psychological effects of painful events are passed on in families. A psychotherapist shared five signs you might be experiencing intergenerational trauma.

We’ve long known the short-term effects of trauma — headaches, changes in appetite or sleep, fear, anxiety and concentration troubles are just a few. A new study suggests that severe trauma, like that ...

Children subjected to abuse may carry the physical hallmark of that trauma in their cells, scientists say, in research that could help criminal investigations probing historic mistreatment.

Woven throughout most of this newsletter is the understanding that our past informs our present. It shows up in the choices we make, our relationships, our work. No corner of our lives goes untouched ...

Maternal prenatal stress related to natural and human-made disasters can lead to epigenetic modifications in offspring, ...