Ancestral Trauma Ends Here: You Can Heal

In Part 2 of this important conversation with Dr. Dan Siegel — clinical professor of psychiatry at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine and founding co-director of the Mindful Awareness Research Center — we explore the intersection of genetics, epigenetics, and lived experience to reveal how cycles of trauma repeat and how they can be broken.We often think of trauma as something that happens only in our lifetime. But science is showing that the pain, losses, and survival patterns of our ancestors live on in us, affecting behavior, health, and even how our DNA functions. You’ll learn:* Why family patterns—like abandonment, addiction, or hypervigilance—can persist across generations without anyone realizing why.* How genes, epigenetics, and attachment experiences combine to shape personality and mental health.* The hopeful truth: your mind and relationships can change your brain, body, and even your telomeres (the markers of aging).* How cultivating compassion, presence, and purpose helps reverse inherited stress and fosters healing.Even when trauma seems baked into our biology, we are not helpless. By learning how attention, compassion, and community reshape the brain and body, we can interrupt old cycles and create a healthier inheritance for future generations.Visit Dr. Siegel’s website at drdansiegel.comLisa Bonnice is an award-winning author, podcaster, and former stand-up comic whose work blends humor, heart, and spiritual depth. Her latest novel, Castle Gate, is a historical fiction saga rooted in ancestral trauma and the 1924 Castle Gate Mine Disaster. Learn more at lisabonnice.com and castlegatebook.com.This interview is part of the Ancestral Healing Summit 2019, a free online event. This recording is a copyright of The Shift Network, used with permission. All rights reserved.Thanks for visiting Lisa Bonnice: Post-Woo Oracle! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Get full access to Lisa Bonnice: Post-Woo Oracle at lisabonnice.substack.com/subscribe