Breaking Generational Silence: A Guide to Disrupt Unhealthy Family Patterns and Heal Inherited Trauma Nicole Russell Wharton middle grade reads 8 10 Embrace the risk taking nature to Embrace the risk taking nature to win in life and business Morris explains what drove Butler: She wrote because she felt she must “Generational silence” is a term applied to families who have experienced suppressed thoughts or repressed emotions for at least two generations “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