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Scenario

When trauma memories don't match family history

I keep having nightmares about being on a slave ship even though my ancestors were free blacks and I don't understand why this specific terror lives in my body.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Collective racial trauma can manifest in individuals regardless of their specific ancestral experience.

Your guide for this
Mira
Mira works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Historical grief — intergenerational mourning?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.