Patriarchy arose from a systemic fight-or-flight malfunction 26 September 2021 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Patriarchy , No Comments In Generational trauma is a frozen fight-or-flight response, I describe how a malfunction of the fight-or-flight mechanism causes trauma, which can then be inherited. I’ll now extend that understanding to show how this fight-or-flight malfunction, […]
Patriarchy is an unhealthy form of homeostasis 24 September 2021 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Patriarchy , No Comments If an alien were to visit our planet at the present time, and read any of the mainstream news outlets, they would have to conclude that humanity is an insane species. We so clearly need […]
The mother wound – cities are just wealthy refugee camps 24 September 2021 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Mother wound , No Comments Cities. Home to millions. Situated at the crossroads of the world’s trade routes and natural harbours. Centres of learning and technology. Glittering jewels of human achievement. The pinnacle of civilization. Or […]
Every interaction happens on the basis of quid pro quo 23 September 2021 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Emotional principles , No Comments Over the course of my emotional principles blogs, I’ve outlined some of the laws of emotional mechanics that govern our lives. One of the laws that eluded me for a long […]
What is your family narrative? 23 September 2021 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , No Comments I recently learned that in 1922 my great-grandfather was jailed for six months for tax fraud, in relation to the hotel where he was the publican. This might seem like a small and perhaps a little […]
We’ve rejected the dark side of the life cycle, and that is what ails us 5 September 2021 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Cornerstones , Mother wound , No Comments When I was young, living in southern Switzerland, we used to make long holiday drives through the Italian countryside. The smell of manure was […]
Generational trauma is a frozen fight-or-flight response 3 September 2021 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Cornerstones , Generational trauma , 2 Comments We tend to think of trauma as a psychological issue. Yet it’s an issue that’s very much rooted in the body. Research has shown a connection to chemicals produced by the fight-or-flight […]
That which you make conscious cannot remain unconscious 3 September 2021 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Emotional principles , No Comments In 1998, using a personal development tool called the Enneagram, I broke into my unconscious and started to clear its toxic contents. It’s taken me ever since to articulate it, but this is […]
The more we commit to heal, the more our life bends to support healing 20 June 2021 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Emotional principles , No Comments We never see the S-bends of life coming until they loom out of the fog on a narrow mountaintop road. It’s too late. We’re committed. We’re going […]
India’s caste system is a multi-layered trauma 18 June 2021 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , No Comments Philonise Floyd, during the trial for the murder of his brother George, stated that “the world is traumatized”. I’d like to back up that assertion and expand the perception of trauma by recognising India’s […]