58 pages 1 hour read

Mark Wolynn

It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2016

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It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle by Mark Wolynn explores the concept of inherited family trauma and its impact on a person's life. The book offers insights and practical tools to recognize and address these patterns, aiming to break the cycle for better mental and emotional well-being.

Reviews & Readership

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Mark Wolynn's It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle is praised for its thought-provoking exploration of epigenetics and family trauma. However, some critics argue that it lacks scientific rigor. Readers found the practical exercises helpful but noted the writing can be repetitive and anecdotal.

Who should read this

Who Should Read It Didn't Start with You?

Readers of It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle by Mark Wolynn are likely interested in psychology, self-help, and generational trauma. They may have enjoyed similar explorations in books like The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk or When the Body Says No by Gabor Maté.

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Reading Age

18+years

Book Details

Genre

Psychology

Self Help

Topics

Health / Medicine

Science / Nature