Intergenerational trauma doesn’t just live in family stories—it lives in the body, the nervous system, and the beliefs we hold about ourselves. Trauma can be passed down unconsciously through generations, creating patterns of self-doubt, fear, or struggle that feel deeply personal but are often inherited. Whilst, it’s without a doubt a journey to heal inherited limiting beliefs and core wounds, it’s entirely possible to break the cycle of ancestral trauma.

How Core Beliefs Are Formed Through Trauma

From a young age, we absorb the “rules” of our families and environments. Some are spoken directly, while others are modeled through behavior and energy. Over time, these form core beliefs that shape identity. Common examples include:

• “I’m not worthy unless I achieve.”
• “Love is conditional.”
• “It’s not safe to rest, show emotion, or take up space.”

When these beliefs stem from intergenerational trauma, they often reflect survival strategies that once served our ancestors—but limit us in the here and now.

Awareness Is Only the First Step

Recognising that you’re carrying inherited trauma or limiting beliefs is powerful—but awareness alone doesn’t dissolve them. Because beliefs are encoded in the subconscious mind and nervous system, transformation requires practices that shift you at an energetic, emotional, and physiological level. Without this deeper work, we often find ourselves repeating the very patterns we long to escape.

Shamanic Healing for Intergenerational Trauma

Shamanic healing provides a pathway into the deeper layers of the psyche and the energetic field, where trauma is stored. Through shamanic journeying, ancestral healing, and ceremony, we can:

• Release inherited burdens that don’t belong to us
• Reconnect with the wisdom and resilience of our lineage
• Rewrite the energetic imprints that keep limiting beliefs in place

Shamanic work is a profound way to access healing beyond the conscious mind and invite lasting transformation.

HeartMath and Conscious Energetic Shifts

Alongside deep ancestral and shamanic healing, practical tools like HeartMath techniques help regulate the nervous system daily. By focusing awareness on the heart, slowing your breath, and intentionally cultivating emotions such as compassion or gratitude, you:

• Reduce stress and calm the body
• Shift from fight-or-flight into coherence
• Rewire your baseline state to support healthier beliefs

This combination of awareness, energetic practices, and nervous system regulation allows you to live with more clarity, resilience, and freedom.

Journal Prompts to Explore Core Beliefs and Wound

Journaling is a powerful first step in uncovering unconscious beliefs rooted in intergenerational trauma.

Use these prompts to begin your self-inquiry:

1. What beliefs about love, worth, or success did I inherit from my family?
2. When I’m triggered or stressed, what story do I tell myself?
3. Does this belief feel like it belongs to me—or to someone before me?
4. If I could rewrite this belief with compassion and truth, what would it say?
5. How might my life expand if I no longer carried this inherited wound?

Next Steps: Begin Your Healing Journey

Healing intergenerational trauma and transforming limiting core beliefs is profound work—but you don’t have to do it alone. In my coaching practice, I integrate:

• Neuroscience-based tools to rewire thought patterns
• Shamanic healing practices to identify and release ancestral trauma
• HeartMath techniques to calm and reset the nervous system

Together, these approaches create a holistic pathway to freedom, resilience, and aligned living.

✨ If you’re ready to release old patterns and step into a new way of being, book a coaching call with me today.