A review by kallispell
It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle by Mark Wolynn

Did not finish book. Stopped at 44%.
Fundamentally misunderstands emotional and physical abuse. I don't care how traumatized my parents were, they had a responsibility to heal before having me, they had a responsibility not to pass it on to me. Understanding is not forgiveness, and telling abused children to reconnect with their parents feels like a bad move. 
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