It Didn't Start with You How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle

It Didn't Start with You How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle

2016 • 256 pages

Ratings18

Average rating2.7

15

A big meh and then a raised eyebrow. This author is obsessed with mothers and heteronormative identity. We all know about the epigenetic mouse study, yes? It's interesting and relevant but this book veers into la la land. We certainly do pass things down within families, but he leaves out many ways this happens. Read My Grandmother's Hands for a better idea of intergenerational trauma and innate response.

April 25, 2022Report this review