Dr. Caroline Crocker: Inherited Trauma, Faith, and Finding Truth

In this episode of Hidden Secrets in books, we sit down with Dr. Caroline Crocker microbiologist, immunologist, author, and international speaker to explore a question that has shaped her life's work: how trauma passes from one generation to the next.As the daughter and granddaughter of World War II survivors, Caroline has spent decades exploring how the wounds of history echo through families, and how faith, truth, and storytelling can help break that cycle. Before becoming a full-time writer and speaker, she built a remarkable career as a research biologist, professor, and tech startup CEO proof that curiosity and reinvention can go hand in hand.Caroline opens up about her family's story, the weight of inherited memory, and what she's learned about resilience across generations. She also shares reflections on faith, writing, and what it means to make peace with a difficult past.Caroline lives in Northern Virginia with her husband, an Anglican pastor, and is mother to four and grandmother to eight. When she's not writing or speaking, you'll find her gardening — or working on her Mac with a bag of pretzels nearby.🔗 Learn more from Caroline: [ramblingruminations.com](https://ramblingruminations.com/)