Derision, social media, and shaming for entertainment 13 July 2023 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Patriarchy , Shame , No Comments The advent of social media has provided a new forum for a very ancient human practice—derision, or shaming for entertainment. In the opening scene of Albert Hitchcock’s classic spy caper, The 39 Steps, […]
Measuring shame – Wilhelm Reich’s 1930s oscillograph experiments 8 July 2023 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Anxiety , Sexuality , Shame , No Comments Unconscious shame may seem like a vague, subjective concept. In the 1930s, Wilhelm Reich conducted experiments using an oscillograph showing that not only was shame—particularly sexual shame—measurable, but also that […]
Feeling unwanted – the dark heart of the mother wound 22 June 2023 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Cornerstones , Mother wound , No Comments I have written extensively about the mother wound. It’s humanity’s single point of failure, the short-circuit in our collective psyche that makes us all feel to some extent like […]
Why releasing trauma causes a loss of identity 7 June 2023 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , No Comments Releasing trauma is a process. As a process it undergoes identifiable and repeatable stages. The phrase ‘releasing trauma’ can be understood as referring to the overall process, as well as to the stage […]
Our ancestors tried to hide everything they were ashamed of 6 June 2023 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , Shame , No Comments One of the lessons I’ve learned about uncovering generational trauma is that our ancestors did everything they could, consciously and unconsciously, to hide what they were ashamed of. They […]
How to reintegrate disconnected ancestors into your family 21 May 2023 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , How-to & step-by-step , No Comments Trauma clearing proceeds on the basis of Dr Hering’s Law of Cure: disease leaves the body in reverse order to which it entered. This means that as we excavate […]
Do you drink alcohol consciously or unconsciously? 20 May 2023 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Emotional principles , No Comments Like many people in the West, I grew up in a drinking culture. My father belonged to a generation that went to the pub every night. His favourite pub had a ‘handle’ (half pint […]
Using the memoir technique to access generational trauma 19 May 2023 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , How-to & step-by-step , No Comments One of the simplest techniques for breaking into the heart of your family’s past is memoir writing. You don’t have to write a whole book. You can pick out […]
How to do a 360-degree generational trauma evaluation 18 May 2023 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , How-to & step-by-step , No Comments I was recently, and rather painfully, forced to revisit a trauma that I thought was done and dusted. I realised afterwards that I hadn’t viewed the trauma from the […]
Using a SIPOC diagram to attribute generational trauma 17 May 2023 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , How-to & step-by-step , No Comments I’m a former industrial process analyst who, by necessity, turned my attention to analysing hidden human emotional processes in general, and generational trauma in particular. I love it when […]