How Your Ancestral Trauma Affects You Today
A lot of the fears that we experience may not be our own. They are passed down to us by our parents or other family members. And they influence the choices we make in our everyday lives.
When you are the child of immigrants, ancestral trauma might be a large burden in your life. It can lead to constant survival mode and living in a scarcity mindset or one that doesn’t resonate with you.
Stepping away from the expected path may be extremely nerve-wracking and challenging. You are moving away from the familiar and the life others have planned for you. Staying in your new chosen reality filled with abundance and possibility can be challenging.
This is a reminder that you are the one to choose a life that is focused on growth and fulfillment rather than survival. It’s that easy you choose every day to focus on abundance rather than scarcity.
One fear that comes up a lot for me and my clients is the fear of being seen. It’s ok to share who you are and to pursue what lights you up. It’s safe to be yourself.
Being afraid of being seen can be traced back to trauma your parents and grandparents experienced in their lives but never fully addressed. I know for myself, my family had a difficult time during the Cultural Revolution in China. It was a time when being different was dangerous. You could not speak your mind or else you could lose your life. I don’t know if my family ever addressed this traumatic experience. And so I believe my fear of being fully seen and fully me comes from this specific experience that isn’t even mine.
How does it show up in my life? When I started this business, I hid behind it. Each day, I continue to peel back the layers and share more of myself and release the fear of being myself and sharing what’s on my mind. I shift away from, “what will be think?” or “will people resonate with this?” To: “It’s my truth and I want to share it. Someone else out there will want to hear it. We can’t just all be echoing the same things. I need to share my opinions.”
For one client, it causes her to not ask for what she deserves in terms of compensation.
Another waits and waits to share her gifts with the world. She procrastinates pursuing her dream.
And the list goes on.
Healing starts with awareness. Investigate your family history and the history of where they lived and spent most of their time. Being curious and exploring your ancestral trauma will allow you to slowly release it.
It’s time to reclaim your personal power. It is ok to look into your past to learn from it, but be sure not to let it dictate everything that occurs in the present.
Learn more by listening to this podcast: How Ancestral Trauma Affects You.
When you realize which fears aren’t really yours and are based on the experiences of your parents and ancestors, it’s the first step in releasing them so that you can begin to heal and thrive.
Here is a list of more resources to help:
In need of words of affirmation? Click here to listen to positive words of encouragement despite the uncertainty of the Universe.
If you are first generation, it’s very likely your subconcious is not in English but in another language. I also encourage you to develop your own affirmation here in your first language/language you were raised in. This will help you reprogram your subconscious to understand that you are where you’re meant to be.
Monica H. Kang and I discuss all things surrounding identity and power in this #AAPI month post.
I also encourage you to reprogram your mindset by reprogramming your subconscious by reading/watching things where you are represented. Learn more about how the media can control your self-image here.
About Woo Woo Company:
Alice Hu is a Career Astrologer and Mindset Coach. As the founder of Woo Woo Company, she helps creators and entrepreneurs redefine their identity, uncover what's holding them back, and upgrade their mindsets to create aligned, thriving businesses.
With a background in consumer marketing for brands like P&G and Marriott, Alice shares mindfulness, astrology, and other modalities in grounded ways to help clients expand their minds and what is possible for them. She works with individuals to understand and strengthen their intuition to have more clarity.
Alice also just released season two of her podcast Into the Woo and an ambient music album titled Dreaming Abundance.
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