S3:E134 - Inherited Trauma, Family Constellations & Healing the Wounds You Didn't Create with Dr. Meher Chahal

What if the patterns you've been trying to heal don't actually originate with you?In this episode, Eileen is joined by Dr. Meher Chahal, former psychiatry resident turned ancestral healing practitioner, astrologer, and author of Unlicensed Medicine. Dr. Chahal left Western psychiatry after realizing the system was designed to treat symptoms, not reach their root. What followed was a profound personal and professional journey through family constellations, somatic work, shadow work, and what she calls psychological alchemy.Her story led her to a framework for transforming the heaviest parts of your lineage into your greatest source of power.In this episode:-What family constellations actually are and why they're so difficult to explain until you experience them-The epigenetic science behind inherited trauma (hint: when your grandmother was pregnant with your mother, you were already a cell in your mother's ovaries. Her stress was your stress)-Why you should never gaslight yourself with "but I grew up privileged" and what Pete Walker's work on complex PTSD reveals about premature gratitude-The difference between having awareness of your trauma and having genuine compassion for its effects-Why Dr. Chahal left psychiatry and what a pre-ulcer at residency taught her about living out of alignment-The thin line between "cycle breaker" identity and the humility that ancestral healing actually requires-How the witch wound connects to epigenetic and cultural trauma patterns"Give healing precedence, but also give life precedence. One of the ways to leave the past behind is to give the future a chance." — Dr. Meher ChahalVisit Dr. Chahal's websiteConnect with Dr. Chahal on InstagramJoin Eileen at the next Wheel of the Year CeremonyTake the Which Witch Are You QuizOrder Awaken to the Magic WithinConnect with Eileen on InstagramFollow Eileen on Insight TimerSend Eileen an email