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Many of us carry the remnants of our ancestors' war traumas and don't even know it. The traumas, energies, behaviors, and patterns may show up in very decontextualized ways through triggers,...

How often in the course of your family history and military research and ancestral healing have you encountered information or beliefs or written words that offended you? Shocked or triggered you...

We all know that today, no matter where you live in the world, if you have status (including military rank), money, education, and social connections, you will get farther in life. You will receive...

Do the ghosts of war haunt your family? They have mine and many clients I have worked with over the years. The ghosts sometimes appear as an energy of grief and depression that hangs over the...

I had a conversation with a friend about John Bradshaw's book Family Secrets.  I also shared that I'm creating some new genealogy workshops to help people look at their lives and the...

In my almost 30 years as a genealogical researcher, historian, and military researcher, I have often heard researchers talk about  genealogy serendipity. Or how they sensed their ancestor...

Over most of our families lies a blanket of shame created from generational military service or civilian participation in times of war, whether that participation is chosen or not. This blanket is...

Knowing your family's generational patterns and trauma can provide important insights into the context and circumstances in which your ancestors lived. Those insights may also provide awareness...