Intergenerational trauma
Subject in Mental Health
Intergenerational trauma has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Mel Robbins Podcast. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Kelly McDanielHolistic psychotherapist and author of the book Mother Hunger
McDaniel attributes generational emotional dysregulation to ancestors who lived through stress, famine, and war.
“So what we're seeing is generations of emotional dysregulation, which makes sense given that our ancestors grew up in times of stress and famine and war”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: You’re Not Broken: Why You People-Please, Feel Anxious, & Never Feel Good Enough – and How to Heal (May 21, 2026) · Listen from 18:41
Podcasts
- The Mel Robbins Podcast · 1 episode
Episodes
You’re Not Broken: Why You People-Please, Feel Anxious, & Never Feel Good Enough – and How to HealThe Mel Robbins Podcast · May 21, 2026 · 1 h 12 min
Mel Robbins talks with psychotherapist Kelly McDaniel about 'mother hunger,' the unmet childhood needs for nurturing, protection, and guidance, and how adults can heal them.