Generational Trauma + Building Support Systems

Our monthly theme for March was a continued conversation around how generational trauma can leave us feeling isolated. We talked about creating support systems and cultivating strong female friendships.

When we recognize and heal generational trauma, the world becomes a more happy, healthy place.

From Wallet to Wealth is a brand created to speak to women to help, mentor, educate and inspire women to living and leading empowered lives.

Our continued support, raising money for Halton Women's Place, which is a safe haven for women experiencing abuse or violence at home.

But the first home we need to heal is ourselves and how we treat others, what we tolerate, and what we teach our children. Hurt people may hurt people. But healed people also heal people.

In continuing the conversation around Generational trauma, here is a list of 10 cycles that are sadly normalised and just considered "culture."

Hitting / yelling at children
Enmeshment labeled as “family closeness”
Parentified children
Normalizing infidelity in men
Machismo / excessive agressive male pride
Women being good/nice girls, overly submissive
Using offensive language to make fun of others
Lack of emotional display glorified as “strength”
Rigidity glorified as “strong character”
Labelling women as “not marriage material”

*List Source @thisisyolandarenteria

If anything, please take note of this list and start noticing where it shows up, where you see culture perpetuate this notion that this is “normal”… it is not.

It comes from centuries of generational trauma passed from one generation to the next.

Perhaps you learned some of these things from your own parents or grandparents. That’s ok — you can still love and appreciate them while recognizing it’s not right.

Which one on this list is most eye opening for you?