Breaking Generational Silence
Nicole Russell-Wharton
(Author)
Description
From regarded mental health expert Nicole Russell-Wharton, a guide to disrupt family patterns and heal from inherited trauma so you can break the cycle of silence for generations to come
What if one conversation was able to redirect a person’s life and create a ripple effect of healing that spans generations? It took a life-threatening experience for mental health expert Nicole Russell-Wharton to realize that after 35 years, she didn't know the body she was living in. After being diagnosed with a rare life-altering genetic condition that others in her family had, Nicole couldn't understand how everyone remained silent. “I’ve suffered through many things in silence over the years,” says Russell-Wharton. “It wasn’t until I started collecting data on generational issues like poverty and trauma that I had this awakening: our healing challenges are rooted in our families’ silence and psychological pathology.”
It's the silence that's harming us.
“Generational silence” is a term applied to families who have experienced suppressed thoughts or repressed emotions for at least two generations. In this book, Nicole speaks from personal experience about how slavery left an intergenerational impact on her family’s emotional and physical health, and it invites readers to explore the legacy of their own family history. This book will help you explore:
• The cycle and impact of issues like substance abuse, religion, racism, education inequality, and parenting
• Research, practical tools, and exercises to begin to explore your family history and open up conversations
• The root of silence in your own life, so you can break the cycle for generations to come
Breaking Generational Silence will help you begin to break the cycle of silence, find the courage to face your family challenges, and become your own best advocate.
Product Details
| Publisher | Sounds True |
| Publish Date | February 04, 2025 |
| Pages | 272 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Paperback / softback |
| EAN/UPC | 9781649632999 |
| Dimensions | 228.6 X 6.0 X 17.8 inches | 0.6 pounds |
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Reviews
“Nicole Russell-Wharton invites readers on a journey to witness her very familiar family flaws while creating space for us to admit our own and take action.” —Gary Vaynerchuk, New York Times bestselling author and CEO of VaynerMedia
“Nicole Russell-Wharton has written a powerful book that will resonate with everyone interested in healing family and ancestral trauma. Not only is Breaking Generational Silence an honest memoir about Nicole’s own experience with breaking the generational silence of those who came before her and her journey to learn how to heal, but it is an incredible and accessible guide for the reader to do the same. I found myself in tears, saying ‘Yes, exactly!’ out loud and learning about experiences different from my own that gave me a broader perspective, greater empathy, and understanding. Nicole’s awareness and dedication to disrupting the behaviors and patterns and breaking the cycle are clear. I love everything about this beautifully written book!” —Susan Verde, New York Times bestselling author of I Am Peace and I Am Human
“Breaking Generational Silence is a powerful guide to unpacking and confronting the intimate traumas that shape our lives. With raw honesty and courageous vulnerability, Nicole Russell-Wharton challenges us to speak truth in the face of oppressive silence. There is immense power in history, especially in personal and family histories. Nicole’s book is essential for anyone seeking tools to find freedom as they move forward and write a new chapter in their lives.” —Natasha S. Alford, journalist and author of American Negra
“Hard conversations, anchored by the shared value of respect, are the basis of effective family therapy work. Nicole Russell-Wharton primes readers for powerful therapeutic work not just within families but also within the self. This book will help those seeking to disrupt the intergenerational cycles of trauma through Russell-Wharton’s modeling of what it looks like to simply and bravely start asking the questions!” —Yvorn Aswad, MD, child psychiatrist and pediatrician
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