Key Insights from "Emotional Inheritance - A Therapist, Her Patients, and the Legacy of Trauma
- Interpretation of Trauma: The book emphasizes that trauma is not just an individual experience, but a collective one, passed down through generations.
- Role of Unconscious: The concept of the unconscious playing a significant role in how trauma is manifested and processed is central to Atlas's work.
- Therapeutic Relationship: Atlas highlights the importance of the therapist-patient relationship in exploring and healing trauma.
- Transgenerational Trauma: The book delves into the concept of transgenerational trauma, where the effects of trauma are inherited by subsequent generations.
- Therapy as...