Development of Self + Inherited Trauma (Episode 9)
Updated: Jun 5, 2021
This week, McCall begins the process of unboxing the “fractured self”, childhood and intergenerational trauma, and Epigenetics.
The exploration includes three guests: Cherish Asha Bolton (from Episode 8, where she also discussed the psyche, self, and soul) guides us through the “fractured self”; Margot Schrader briefs us on the Internal Family Systems model and intergenerational trauma; and Jessica Ferretti introduces us to somatic healing.
This dialogue challenges listeners to ponder, “What traumas am I carrying that I may not be aware of and how can I start to heal?”
Summary
[4:17] The ACE Quiz, Hilit Kletter
[6:16] Cherish Asha Bolton and her work centering around adoptees and the “fractured self”
[9:12] Discussion of personal trauma and “loss of self”
[13:19] Margot Schrader and her work involving the Internal Family Systems model
[16:26] Discussion of IFS and the 8 C’s
[18:43] Hypervigilance and “reading” people
[19:52] Tracy Bale’s studies on epigenetics and intergenerational trauma in mice
[23:31] Cherish Asha Bolton discusses unconscious trauma
[24:57] Margot Schrader’s parents’ trauma, including her father’s survival of the Holocaust
[27:59] Discussion of our parents’ trauma and how that affects their children
[30:16] Discussion of stopping the cycle of trauma
[34:39] “Fake it ‘til you make it” and the struggle to find yourself
[35:53] Jessica Ferretti and her work involving trauma and somatic work through massage therapy
Recommended Resources
TED Talks on trauma and rewiring the brain:
Follow Cherish Asha Bolton’s personal work at The Other(ed) Woman, at Medium, or on Facebook
Also check out People for Ethical Adoption Reform
More on Margot Schrader
Waking the Tiger by Peter A. Levine and Ann Frederick
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel A. van der Kolk
My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem
Get in touch with Jessica Ferretti at www.MeditationForMuscles.com or MeditationForMuscles@gmail.com
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