Inheritance Interrupted: One Day the System Rebooted
I spent decades thinking there was something wrong with me. Searching for a fix that took almost 50 years to realize I didn't need. Ever since childhood, I felt like an outsider even in my own family—different, flawed, and never truly belonging anywhere. After years of healing, I finally understand why: I was living in a constant state of fight-or-flight. I wasn't living my life; I was carrying an invisible inheritance: My grandparents' anxiety and shame. My father’s unworthiness and addictions. My mother’s silence and bitterness. And my own broken heart. The Detour My pivotal point—the moment that detoured me toward a total transformation—happened in February 2013. I was 42 years old, and had never heard of the "Dark Night of the Soul." I didn't know what it meant to 'break a cycle' or process generational trauma. I didn't understand how heavy that moment would become, or the signifigance of it until years later. But in the pit of my soul, I kn...