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Why You Feel Your Ancestors’ Pain: Understanding and Healing Inherited Trauma

Figurines used in a Family Constellation Therapy session, representing ancestral healing and systemic dynamics

Have you ever felt afraid of something you’ve never experienced? Perhaps you get anxious around water despite never having a drowning incident, or feel unexplained panic about abandonment even with loving, stable relationships. Maybe you carry guilt about being happy, as if joy will inevitably be followed by disaster. If these experiences resonate with you, […]

Emigration’s Long Shadow: Healing Separation Trauma Through Family Constellations

Collection of black and white family photos symbolizing generational connections in Family Constellations Therapy.

Few experiences have shaped Irish family systems more profoundly than emigration. From the mass departures during the Great Famine to the economic migrations of the 1950s and 1980s, the pattern of leaving and being left behind has created ripples through generations of Irish families. These separations—often made with hope for a better future—also carried deep […]