What happens when you cross intergenerational trauma and immigration? When faced with a chance of opportunity, financial stability and growth, how much is too much, to pay for a new life?

'Interimmigrational' trauma is more than a theory; it’s a lived experience for many families and children, including myself. Emotional scars of past generations, carried into the present through emotional silences, patterns repeated and cultural disconnections. 

This presentation explores the never ending cycle of parents, who choose to migrate away from their intergenerational trauma and into the land of unfamiliarity – Where the aftermath of forced displacement, leave children with a hijacked sense of self. Not knowing where they begin or end, as they look for safety in foreign territory, while grieving the loss of their previous life. 

Drawing on research from psychology, neuroscience and personal experience, I will explain the painful process of change through the eyes of a child. Suggesting that the immigration process, further develops intergeneration trauma. 

Together we will explore ways to minimise 'interimmigrational' trauma in children. Reminding ourselves that DNA also brings intergenerational strength and resilience. Trauma is only one part of the story. The presentation uses beautiful storytelling to help people reconnect with the lost part of themselves, where they can begin to heal inherited wounds. For many, it is a lifelong journey of breaking cycles and reclaiming identity.

This presentation will offer insights for counsellors, psychologists, mental health occupational therapists, teachers and parents. Addressing and supporting trauma recovery across families, with a focus on the compounded effects of immigration and loss. Together, we can rewrite the narrative across generations.