What We Inherit: Family Patterns, Beliefs, and the Stories We Carry

In this episode of Transitional Objects, Laura and Bridget take on the layered, sometimes heavy question of what we inherit from our families (and what we might choose to leave behind). What begins as a conversation about generational patterns quickly unfolds into something more nuanced...the invisible rules we grow up with, the stories we absorb without question, and the ways those patterns show up in our relationships, our bodies, and our sense of self.

From unspoken family dynamics to inherited beliefs around burden, privacy, and emotional expression, they explore how much of what we carry isn’t consciously chosen. They talk about the tension between honoring where we come from and recognizing when those inherited patterns no longer serve us (whether that’s around boundaries, communication, or vulnerability).

Honest, reflective, and a little confronting, this episode is for anyone who’s started to notice that they might be turning into one of their parents. 

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