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How ancestral shame shapes present behavior

I realized I've been living in my grandmother's unprocessed shame about our family's poverty and it's affecting how I handle money now.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Unmetabolized family shame transmits unconsciously and influences contemporary self-worth and decision-making.

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