It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle by Mark Wolynn
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Web ID: 15843515A Great Read
I found this book very refreshing and healing as I beginner my journey of healing the toxic me. I found eye opening and different . I never considered that I could be living with the trauma of others in ancestral lineage. I a really good book. It’ would great for a a book cud or friends to discuss.
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Lazy and self-serving
While expecting a review of the damages, nuances, causes, and effects of intergenerational trauma, the book produced is nothing but mommy-blaming and abuse-forgiving nonsense that the author claims is "science" but is merely self-serving rhetoric.
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An absolutely terrible book
I had heard so many good things about this book and finally bought a copy a few weeks ago. It started off very promising, but the quality nose dives very quickly as the author tries to make huge leaps in relating stories to the proven science behind it. The author tries to shove his own spiritual beliefs at every turn that I stopped reading about halfway through because it was so bad. Absolutely do not recommend wasting your time or money on this.
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This Book is a Game Changer
This book changed my life. I use the same practices outlined in each chapter with my patients. So far, the results have been excellent.
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Not for actual Trauma
This guy clearly has really unhealthy spiritual beliefs that are overriding his ability to understand trauma. After reading The Body Keeps the Score, which was incredibly well researched, it is quite clear that there are better ways to heal. This book was only painful for me, not healing at all. I absolutely do not recommend this book to anyone and especially not if you have Trauma.
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An Eye Opening and Life Changing Read
Steeped in scientific studies and new findings from the field of epigenetics, IT DIDN'T START WITH YOU is a potent and profound opportunity to change the way we see ourselves and what we struggle with. The missing, untold and secret parts of our family's story are very telling. As it turns out, the words we use to describe our issues say more than we realize. This book is a roadmap that allows us to explore and ultimately disentangle ourselves from the unresolved tragedies of the past with a compassionate heart. It is salve for the soul. Mark Wolynn walks the talk. Opening up about his own healing journey was the the street cred that is oh-so essential for me when heeding advice from others. I am no stranger to personal development books and workshops but Mark's teachings and tools are fresh and fascinating. It's cutting edge. Read the book. Answer the questions. Do the exercises. They are not only compelling and thought provoking, they are life changing. I had one lightbulb moment after another. The affect was visceral. Not only did I have a new understanding of myself, I felt different in my body. It was like I had room to breath for the very first time. I am forever changed because of Mark's wisdom and writings. If you struggle with a chronic health condition, suffer with anxiety or depression, are exhausted from trying to find explanations for unexplained feelings... if you are that person, then this is your book.
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Thought provoking
This book integrates carefully thought out narratives that help to examine the main point of inherited family trauma. The weaving of personal experiences with scientific studies is a perfect combination to keep you interested.
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I'm torn
This book truly contains some life-changing information. Highly recommend committing to the exercises he suggests. With that being said, the book is drawn out. I didn't gain any additional information from the last 80 pages and it was somewhat of a chore to finish. Also, his client examples are fairytale-like in nature and most likely fabricated...maybe a tiny thread of truth hidden somewhere. Every single story goes as follows: "I helped this person recognize this pattern in their family...and upon this revelation they are now they're miraculously successful/rich/happy/healthy etc!". Obviously generational trauma doesn't absolve in the blink of an eye, and most likely requires much deeper processing and integration than he insinuates.
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