Episode #25 - Inherited Family Trauma With Mark Wolynn

Hey Mind Body Master, 

This is a very special episode of the podcast that I am excited to share with you! In today’s episode, I interview Mark Wolynn. 

Mark Wolynn is the director of the Family Constellation Institute in San Francisco and is a leading expert in the field of inherited family trauma. His book "It Didn't Start With You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle" (Viking/Penguin) is the winner of the 2016 Silver Nautilus Book Award in psychology, and has been translated into 22 languages. His articles have appeared in Psychology Today, Mind Body Green, MariaShriver.com, Elephant Journal, and Psych Central, and his poetry has been published in The New Yorker.

In this episode, Mark and I discuss how the brain changes in response to stress and trauma and how this stress response can be passed down from one generation to the next. 

So if you are someone who has some unexplained symptoms that no one can seem to figure out, or you have been told your problems are 'stress related', or you have been overcome with depression, anxiety, or a phobia that 'doesn't make sense' this episode is FOR YOU! 


Here are some of the topics that we discuss:

• How stress shapes your brain and what to do to reverse the effects
• The science of how trauma can be passed down from one generation to the next
• The latest research in epigenetics and neuroplasticity 
• Why we have certain 'unusual' fears and stress patterns
• Why symptoms associated with inherited family trauma show up later in life
• Real-life examples of inherited family trauma in some of Mark's patients
• Mark's personal story of going blind in one eye and how that lead him to discover the importance of inherited family trauma 
• How some people become people-pleasers based on their childhood stressors
• Why some people experience the effects of inherited family trauma and why others do not
• How talking about trauma is an important part of the healing process
• The power of positive experiences and how that can 'rewire your brain'
• Why you are not doomed to live with a stressed-out brain and how you can start to heal
• And much more!
  
  

Mark's work has been pivotal in my own healing journey and since I started training with Mark, his work has become a big part of what we teach our clients and students inside the Mind Body Masters Program. 

I am sure you are going to pull out a lot of gold nuggets from this interview with Mark. Now, if this episode has helped you in any way please share it with someone who you know will resonate with this message :) 

Be sure to tag myself (@jake_currie) and Mark (@markwolynn) on your Instagram story and let us know what your biggest takeaway has been from this episode.

You can find more of Mark's work here: https://markwolynn.com

The latest research on inherited family trauma can be found on Mark's Facebook page: Https://facebook.com/markwolynn

His book "It Didn't Start With You" Can be found at all good book retailers and is my recommendation on where to begin this journey. 

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Interested In This Work? Here's how we can work together: 

1) 1:1 Mind Body Consultation with Jake Currie for people in Pain: https://www.mindbodymasters.com/breakthrough

2) The Pain Eliminator - Self Study