Galit Atlas

1. Cutting off contact with family is on a dramatic rise – how to know if there’s hope of repair, or if self-preservation requires distance.  2. How to have present, productive conversations with our parents about the past.  3. Why we grieve the loss of a family member even if we know it’s healthiest to cut them out. 4. Attachment styles, emotional honesty, and the difference between forgiveness and repair. 5. What to do and say – and what NOT to say – when attempting to reconnect with an estranged loved one.   About Dr. Atlas:Dr. Galit Atlas is a psychoanalyst and clinical supervisor in private practice in New York City. Her new book Emotional Inheritance was published in January 2022 and is being translated into 17 languages. She is on the faculty of the New York University Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis. A leader in the field of relational psychoanalysis, Dr. Atlas teaches and lectures throughout the United States and internationally. IG: @galit_atlas To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Galit Atlas, a renowned psychoanalyst and author of *Emotional Inheritance*, delves into how family secrets and traumas haunt us, shaping our identities without our conscious awareness. She discusses groundbreaking research on generational trauma and its genetic impact, revealing an unconscious drive to heal our ancestors' wounds. The conversation emphasizes the messiness of mourning and the importance of confronting inherited fears to break cycles of emotional unavailability. Dr. Atlas's insights offer a fresh perspective on understanding our histories and pathways to healing.

Psychotherapist Galit Atlas discusses emotional inheritance and intergenerational trauma, highlighting the direct transmission of trauma and the impact of unprocessed ancestral pain on individuals. The conversation explores reprocessing traumatic memories, healing from hidden forces, and breaking free from victimhood patterns. It sheds light on the haunting effects of intergenerational trauma and the importance of addressing and processing emotions to avoid passing on unresolved trauma.