Generational trauma isn’t just what happened to us—it’s what didn’t get repaired. The silence, the emotional avoidance, the coping mechanisms that once protected us but now quietly shape our parenting. This post explores how healing your own wounds can help stop the cycle and give your child something even more powerful than perfection: a parent who chooses intention over reaction, repair over repetition.

What you suppress doesn’t disappear. It lingers—in your body, your reactions, your patterns. It shows up in the way you over-explain when someone looks irritated, over-apologize for things that aren’t your fault, avoid conflict to keep the peace, or shut down when emotions rise. Unprocessed emotions don’t fade with time, they wait for you, quietly shaping how you see yourself and the world around you.