Feb 19, 2026
In this remarkable discussion that is part of the "Women Outside
the Garden" series hosted by Teri Petersen, Terri
talks with Susannah Clarke about several topics,
preeminent among them is "generational trauma." Based on the
science of epigenetics, each of us inherit DNA from our ancestors,
and carried within it are propensities, temperament, fears, and
more. Not all manifest within us, but it is important to understand
these as part of our makeup.
One of the most difficult things inherent in our genetic makeup are
the effects of any unhealed trauma our forbearers they may have
experienced. Likewise, our own children will carry within them the
effects of our own traumatic experiences. Hence, we are all called
to learn how to heal those pieces of us in order to break the
negative patterns we inherited.
There are many remarkable things about Susannah Clarke, and Teri
draws out of her the ways she confronted the effects of her
own generational and personal trauma. It is a fascinating
story that includes church messaging, divorce, and raising a
profoundly disabled child, and her healing path she found through
learning to advocate for her daughter as well as herself.
Listen in!