A Generational Trauma Expert's 3 Actionable Tips To Heal Ancestral Wounds 

We're continuing to learn more and more about how unresolved trauma can harm your health. But what about generational trauma, or the lingering trauma inherited from your family members? That can be a lot more difficult to even identify, let alone treat.

"When you listen to music, you're attuning naturally," says Hübl. (By attuning, he means listening mindfully to any sensations, feelings, images, and information that arise in your body). Think about it: When you sway along or tap a foot to a certain song, you're in tune with the music. 

Hübl recommends becoming curious about your own emotions. "Get to know the stress levels in [your] own nervous system, get to know [your] reactivity, distancing, or absencing… So [you're] not just a victim of your nervous system's inner mechanisms." Rather, you can slowly train your nervous system to master those sensations as they arise. "Even if it takes time, I can develop a greater literacy in my emotional experience," Hübl adds. 

Nature is healing. We likely don't need to remind you of the connection between green space and overall happiness (though here's a fascinating research study, if you'd like to learn more). 

"When you go through nature, you get the feeling that it has so many dimensions. It's the smell, it's the fresh air, it's the plants, it's the whole system," Hübl explains. "Your whole body resonates with nature because your body is nature."

By tapping into attunement, you can create greater awareness of how your body holds on to emotions—even emotions that stem from way back when. Trauma work differs for everyone, but Hübl's tips are a great place to start. Overall, just remember you're not alone: "We are all an orchestra," Hübl adds. "Nobody needs to play the symphony alone."