58 pages • 1 hour read
Mark WolynnIt Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle
Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2016A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
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Mark Wolynn's It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle is praised for its thought-provoking exploration of epigenetics and family trauma. However, some critics argue that it lacks scientific rigor. Readers found the practical exercises helpful but noted the writing can be repetitive and anecdotal.
Who Should Read It Didn't Start with You?
Readers of It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle by Mark Wolynn are likely interested in psychology, self-help, and generational trauma. They may have enjoyed similar explorations in books like The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk or When the Body Says No by Gabor Maté.
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