Dr Tara-Lyn Camilleri Photo: SUPPLIED
We inherit our genes but can we inherit trauma? There's no doubt we can feel it but can the trauma of previous generations be expressed in our genetic code?
How does a parent's experience of war, ethnic persecution, cultural oppression, state or domestic abuse manifest itself in their child?
Dr Tara-Lyn Camilleri from Monash University in Melbourne is an expert in transgenerational effects, looking at how the lived experiences of one generation can shape those that follow.
An Oxford scholar, Dr Camilleri talks to Mihi about the relationship between biology, psychology and our environment and what we can do to break the cycle of transgenerational trauma.
Photo: Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
