Psychology Family Trauma

A compelling memoir by ABC News correspondent James Longman in which he discusses mental illness and trauma in families, what the latest genetic science is telling us, and how to not only persevere but thrive.

It took a near-death experience for mental health expert Nicole Russell-Wharton to realize that after 35 years, she didn't know the body she was living in. After being diagnosed with a rare genetic condition that others in her family had, Nicole couldn't understand how everyone remained silent. “I’ve suffered through many things in silence over the years,” says Nicole. “It wasn’t until I started collecting data on generational issues like poverty and trauma that I had this awakening: our healing challenges are rooted in our families’ silence and psychological pathology.”

When Melissa Moore was 13 years old, her father said to her, "I know how to kill someone and get away with it". At the time she chalked it up to his love of detective novels, but it didn't change the fact that her father had always been someone who made her anxious. Two years later, in 1995, Melissa's father was arrested for the murder of eight women over a period of five years - he was the serial killer known nationally as the Happy Face Killer.

Wie kann man sich erfolgreich aus dem Trauma befreien? Wie kann man Angst und andere Sorgen aus einem Trauma bewältigen? Was braucht es wirklich um eine tiefenwirksame Veränderung herbeizuführen? Wie können seelische Wunden tief heilen? Diese Fragen haben Dr. Alfred Pöltel die letzten Jahre intensiv begleitet. Durch viele Forschungen hat er den Schlüssel gefunden. Und gibt diesen nun in seinem neuartigen Selbsthypnose Programm weiter.