Episode 2 Breaking the Silence Between Generations

In this episode, we explore ancestral trauma, inherited belief systems, rites of passage, and the journey toward conscious healing. We speak about adolescent emotional insecurity, loneliness, and confusion, and how these experiences can echo across generations. A gentle trigger warning is included, as we briefly touch on suicidal impulses. A few years ago, something shifted when one of us chose to open up and share our story fully, our truths, joys, and pain. Sometimes family sees us through the lens of roles or expectations, but when stories are shared in our own words, something powerful can unfold. For us, that moment of honesty built a bridge beyond family. It became a friendship rooted in trust, creativity, and healing. We reflect on how creativity nourishes and heals, and how meaningful conversations can carry threads of ancestral healing across time. Poem- ‘Deliverance’, from BreathWorks, Laura Jan Shore,Dangerously Poetic Press, Byron Bay, 2002 We reference HeartMath, https://www.heartmath.com Quote, Charles Shultz, creator of Peanuts Cartoons We are grateful for the intro and outro music from Wayne Joseph Kington from his exquisite new album, Self-Portrait. www.waynejoseph.com.au https://www.facebook.com/waynejosephkington This podcast is created and recorded on Bundjalung Country, with deep respect and gratitude to Elders past, present, and emerging. If this episode stirred something in you, you are welcome to explore more of our work. Oceana Piccone offers transpersonal art therapy and creative facilitation, supporting others to reconnect with their inner landscape through art. Explore more at Creative Impulse Laura Jan Shore is a poet and writer whose work explores love, nature, and the human spirit. Explore more at Laura Jan Shore