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Author Helen Parker -Drabble

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  • How Depression, Addiction & Trauma Echo Across Generations: Blending Family History, Psychology, and Science

    How Depression, Addiction & Trauma Echo Across Generations: Blending Family History, Psychology, and Science

    Article Family History From Helen Parker-Drabble Genealogy Mental Health

    Discover how depression, addiction, and trauma can echo through generations. By blending family history, psychology, and scientific insights like epigenetics, we reveal how ancestral struggles have shaped us—and how understanding our psychological inheritance empowers us to break unhealthy cycles and create a brighter legacy for future generations.

  • Family History Is Critical To Living Relatives; Future Generations

    Family History Is Critical To Living Relatives; Future Generations

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    Even before our birth we are influenced by the mental, emotional and behavioural patterns of our parents, the family around us and those who came before – even if our parents are not the ones who raised us. This phenomenon is known as psychological inheritance.