Historical Trauma and Attachment
Trauma Rewired6 Nov 2023

Historical Trauma and Attachment

What role does our ancestral history play in our attachment styles, and mental health as a whole? Joining us on the show to help answer this question is Dr. Jennifer Mullen, a psychologist, educator, and author of "Decolonizing Therapy!"

Traditional therapy focuses on the individual, but decolonizing therapy puts forth the concept that understanding one's historical trauma and the current socio-political context can lead to deeper healing. And without a safe place to explore these traumas, affected populations don't have the same opportunity to heal themselves and their relationships.

In this episode, Dr. Jennifer Mullen dives into the impact colonization and our ancestral wounds have on our attachment, sense of belonging, and emotional expression. She covers topics like migration trauma, separation from your ancestral lands (referred to as the original attachment wound), and how our current culture perpetuates deep-seated intergenerational traumas that have a profound effect on the body and nervous system.

Curious to learn more? Tune into our full conversation on decolonizing therapy now!

Topics discussed in this episode:

  • The trauma of separation from family and land

  • How societal and cultural beliefs shape our attachment

  • What drove her work in decolonizing therapy

  • Sacred rage and how to safely process it

  • The importance of emotional expression

  • Migration trauma and attachment wounding

  • Colonization and its emotional components

Connect with Dr. Jennifer Mullen:

https://www.instagram.com/decolonizingtherapy/
https://linktr.ee/decolonizingtherapy

Books mentioned in this episode:

Native American Postcolonial Psychology by Eduardo Duran and Bonnie Duran

Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America's Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing by Joy a Degruy

Breaking the Chains of Psychological Slavery by Na'im Akbar

The Willie Lynch Letter and the Making of a Slave by Willie Lynch

Healing Rage: Women Making Inner Peace Possible by Ruth King

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