The Black community has endured tremendous trauma since arriving in the U.S. Studies find generational trauma is detrimental to Black children’s mental health. Other mental health struggles like ...

Those who have experienced childhood trauma know all too well that the impact is long-lasting. It doesn't just disappear when you grow up, move away from home, and start a life and family of your own.

It’s easy to recognize that anxiety can be passed down to us from our parents, whose parents (my grandparents) were probably also somewhat anxious like their parents before them. But recently, ...

Trauma is something that happens in many of our lives. In fact, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), around 70% of people globally will experience “a potentially traumatic event during ...

The idea that trauma can be transmitted across generations — originating with long-dead relatives and passed down to future great-grandchildren — can be a difficult concept to grasp. But with regular ...

Family gatherings look picture-perfect from the outside. Three generations gathered around the table, smiling for the camera. Yet beneath the surface, something darker might be unfolding. Some ...

Most people experience a traumatic event some time during their lives — losing a loved one, being the victim of violence or surviving a natural disaster. But what happens when the impact of trauma is ...

Let's be real here. Most grandparents have good intentions, but that doesn't mean they're always harmless. Think about the stories passed down through your family, the little comments that stick with ...

Winter storm, blizzard warnings in the mountains with heavy lowland rain by KOMO News Staff SEATTLE — Are you trying to unpack a traumatic childhood while parenting your own kids? Mary talked with ...

A life-altering experience “doesn’t just die with you,” one expert says. “It has a life of its own afterwards.” Scientists are gathering evidence that suggests emotional trauma can transcend ...

As 2025 comes to a close, we're revisiting interviews with this year's nominees and winners of some of the biggest prizes in literature. Tessa Hulls’ grandmother, Sun Yi, was a dissident journalist in ...