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A Nurse's Traumatic Experience on a Sinking Ship anzio italy czech genealogy hmhc st. david idpf italy in wwii laura hindman major john adams wwii army nurse Jun 23, 2023

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,...

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Use Historical Context Rather than Judgment of Ancestors genealogy historical context japanese pow philippines religious judgment Jun 21, 2023

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...

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Status Was Everything army rank cemetery dna genealogy idpf japanese pow prisoner of war wwii Jun 19, 2023

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...

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Family Ghosts of War ancestral healing cemetery czech genealogy wwii Jun 14, 2023

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...

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Are You Feral, Perfect, or Somewhere In Between? ancestral healing behaviors energy healer family patterns genealogy Jun 12, 2023

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...

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Let's Normalize Genealogy & Ancestral Communication ancestral communication ancestral healing czech genealogy generational trauma wwii Jun 09, 2023

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...

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The Shame of War ancestral healing generational trauma inherited trauma shame war trauma Jun 08, 2023

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...

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Importance of Knowing Your Ancestors' Patterns & Traumas ancestral healing genealogy generational trauma inherited trauma Jun 07, 2023

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...

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