- Feb 3, 2025
You Don't Have to Be Crazy...but it helps
- Edith Levy
You Don’t Have to Be Crazy…But it Helps
Have you ever heard the saying, “You don’t have to be crazy to be part of this family, but it helps”? While there is a humorous element to this, it may also tap into the very real mental and emotional toll of generational trauma.
Within the FAITH (Freedom Acquired & Ignited Through Healing) program we have developed, a chapter opens important truths regarding family systems and the roles each family member plays. It says, “We must be taught to be open and unconditionally caring. In unhealthy families, however, the development of openness and love is blocked. Denial of the problems in the family effectively cuts off objectivity (seeing the truth as it is) and the possibility for change.
Many types of family issues lie at the core of unhealthy family systems. Addiction/alcoholism, extreme parental emotional rigidity, sexual, physical or psychological, spousal or child abuse, eating disorders, chronic illness, divorce, etc. become more prevalent. Family members begin to move unconsciously into survival mode. This is where roles come into play as the desire to appear “normal” grows.
Generational trauma happens because the children taught to hide and be silent grow into adults who then transfer the same unhealthy traits to their children. Recognition of the harmful patterns, and gaining healing from the trauma, breaks the cycles.
For this healing to happen, there must be complete disclosure of what has occurred within your family of origin and/or other childhood trauma you have experienced. You must be honest about all of it.” (FAITH, 2023)
The FAITH program is very powerful and helps you understand not only the impact of generational cycles and how to become the cycle breaker for your kids and the generations to come but also how to gain freedom from other unresolved traumas, achieve perspective on guilt vs shame, learn how to cope with loss and grief, even how to find God’s purpose for your life. If you would like to experience all of this, I can recommend several options:
1. Set up a session with me to see if working through your trauma one-on-one would be best for you. Sessions are 50 minutes at $150 per session. Schedule your appointment through my calendar: https://calendar.app.google/vwJC2zTUaA3i6S8c8
2. Purchase our 8-module package "Freedom Acquired & Ignited Through Healing (FAITH)" from our product page.
3. Utilize the same 8 modules individually (and therefore more affordable) through the Sessions we have available on our product page.