Healing the Hidden Wounds: Understanding & Transforming Intergenerational Trauma

If you’ve ever wondered why certain struggles—whether emotional, mental, or even physical—seem to repeat themselves in families, you may be experiencing something known as intergenerational trauma. Many people in Olympia, WA, Seattle, WA, San Francisco, and across the UK are beginning to explore this powerful concept as they seek deeper healing beyond traditional methods like reiki energy healing.

In this post, I’ll answer four of the most common questions about intergenerational trauma and share how Generational Healing® sessions can guide you toward lasting transformation.

What is Intergenerational Trauma?

Intergenerational trauma, sometimes called ancestral or transgenerational trauma, is the passing down of unresolved pain, fear, and emotional wounds from one generation to the next. This can happen even if you didn’t directly experience the original event. For example, a grandmother who endured war, loss, or abuse may unconsciously pass her survival patterns to her children and grandchildren.

These inherited wounds often show up as:

• Patterns of anxiety, depression, or grief (So common in society today)

• Difficulty in relationships or parenting (Unhealed grief and trust issues)

• Financial struggles or fear-based scarcity mindsets (Scarcity is a big one)

• Physical ailments or chronic illness with no clear cause (I see this all the time)

• Feeling like you’re carrying a burden that doesn’t fully belong to you (I see this often)

How Do I Know If I Am Experiencing Intergenerational Trauma?

You may be experiencing intergenerational trauma if:

• You notice repeating emotional patterns in your family line.

• You feel weighed down by emotions that don’t seem fully your own.

• You struggle with unexplained guilt, shame, or fear.

• Family history includes cycles of addiction, abuse, or poverty that seem to “echo” in your own life.

• Traditional therapy hasn’t fully addressed the depth of what you’re feeling.

Often, my clients in Olympia, Seattle, San Francisco, and the UK describe it as carrying something heavy without understanding why.

How Do I Heal Intergenerational Trauma?

True healing requires going to the root—the original wound held within your lineage. That’s where Generational Healing® sessions come in.

As a Certified Generational Healer® trained through the International Soul Therapy School®, I guide you in connecting with your ancestors in a sacred, supportive way. Together, we release the stored trauma patterns that have been passed down, bringing peace and freedom not only to you but also to your children and future descendants.

Clients often describe these sessions as liberating, empowering, and deeply transformative—unlocking a new sense of lightness, clarity, and belonging.

How Does Distance Energy Healing Work?

Many people wonder how healing can happen without being in the same room. Here’s what you need to know:

Energy is not bound by time or space. Just like you can feel someone’s energy through a phone call or video chat, energy healing works by connecting to your subtle energy field across distance. Working with a professionally trained healer who has numerous spiritual shamanic initiations like Sarah is crucial to experiencing this type of healing for your lineage.

In a distance Generational Healing® session, I create a sacred space where your lineage is acknowledged and the healing is transmitted energetically. My role is to hold the connection, facilitate the release, and communicate messages from your ancestors.

Men and women seeking healing sessions in Olympia, Seattle, San Francisco, and the UK regularly share that even over Zoom, they experience powerful shifts—such as tingling sensations, emotional releases, or a deep inner calm. You can rest assured that this is a real and safe form of healing.

Why Healing Your Lineage Matters

By choosing to heal your lineage, you are breaking the cycle of inherited pain and creating a foundation of peace and empowerment for yourself and your family. Imagine your children and future generations living free from burdens that never truly belonged to them—that is the gift of this work and so much more.

By choosing to heal your lineage, you are giving yourself the chance to heal your heart, heal your womb, heal your emotions, and feel the real support of your wise and well ancestors and their profound love for you.

Do you feel like the healer of your family tree? That is a common feeling when feeling guided toward energy healing like Generational Healing®, shamanic energy healing to heal your family lineage. This healing will bring so much relief and expansion for yourself, your children, and future generations.

Generational Healing® is very different from reiki energy healing in Olympia, WA, reiki energy healing in London, or reiki energy healing in Edinburgh, Scotland. This is lineage-specific healing, not solely focused on your chakras or life force energy, although it does benefit both.

Book Your Generational Healing® Session

If you’re seeking energy healing sessions in Olympia, WA, Seattle, WA, San Francisco, or the UK, or anywhere in the world with an internet connection, you can experience the profound impact of a Generational Healing® session with Sarah Christine Gill, Certified Generational Healer®.

✨ Release inherited trauma
✨ Reclaim your power and peace
✨ Create a new legacy for your lineage

The healing you do today and the rest of your life matters. It holds real value and power—don't dismiss your power of choice and the incredible impact you can have to heal your family lineage emotionally, spiritually, and energetically. Your healing is not just for you—it’s for everyone who comes after you and your ancestors.

Click here to book your Generational Healing® session today.

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