Hello and welcome to my podcast, The Wellness Project with Des. On today’s episode, I speak Natalie Jovanic about how she has been impacted by generational trauma.
I’m Desiree, a Mental Health Therapist and Holistic Wellness Coach that is passionate about helping people improve their mental health and live a healthy and fulfilled life. One way I do this is by interviewing experts in the field of mental health and wellness as well as those that share their first hand accounts with their mental health journeys. In this episode, we will hear from Natalie about how she is breaking the cycle of generational trauma.
Natalie Jovanic’s parents lived through the 2nd World War and experienced immense trauma throughout their lives. Her maternal grandfather was a prisoner of war and her uncle committed suicide. Natalie explains that her parents became largely disconnected because they did not have the capacity to heal from their traumas. Natalie’s parents separated when she was one years old due to her mother’s infidelity. Natalie experienced sexual abuse when she was three years old and she grew up with a lot of violence in her household. Natalie moved out of her home when she was just 19 years old.
Though she left her abusive and toxic home, Natalie found herself in unhealthy relationships. She was also struggling with trauma symptoms such as flashbacks, dissociation, disconnection, self-harm, and suicidal ideation. Natalie realized that leaving the environment she grew up in wasn’t enough and that she needed to work on her healing and improving the relationships in her life.
Her healing journey was a lot of trial and error. She worked hard to find what worked for her. Natalie tried many different modalities such as EMDR, inner child work, and IFS to find what worked best for her.
Listen to this powerful conversation about generational trauma- what it is, how it may be impacting you, and how you can heal and break the cycle.
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