What do the descendants of the victims of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, the Holocaust and the genocide in opposition to the Tutsis in Rwanda have in widespread? Research present many will endure greater charges of hysteria, melancholy and PTSD.

All of us inherit many issues from our households – tales, cheekbones, heirlooms – however there’s something else we will inherit, too; the consequences of ache and struggling handed down by the ages, in any other case generally known as generational trauma. So what does this imply for these carrying the load of historical past of their genes? And, if trauma is inherited, can Gen Z be those to lastly break the cycle?

Presenter: Myriam Francois

Company:
Serene Skinny Elk – Psychological well being and addictions therapist
Zaina Arafat – Author
Elliot Sang – Content material creator, author and musician