Concept

Intergenerational patterns

Families pass down more than genes. Some of it is wound, some is gift. The work is choosing what continues.

What it is

Families transmit behaviors, beliefs, ways of coping and ways of relating. Some of that is trauma. Some of it is a gift. Most of it runs without anyone choosing it. The work of a generation is noticing the scripts and deciding which ones continue.

Domains worth watching: parenting, emotion, masculinity, money, and truth.

How it shows up for me

I’m trying to build secure attachment for my kids, values I actually live, and relationships that are real. I want the legacy to be a practice, not a brand. I’m also clear that I’m passing things down I can’t see yet. My kids will have their own list.

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