Your Stress Response Might Be 100 Years Old

1 Aug 2026 · 1 min
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Your stress response might be inherited from ancestors or decades of family trauma. Research from Duke and Yale found altered cortisol levels in Holocaust survivors, their children, and grandchildren, showing severe trauma passes biologically across generations. Real change requires rewiring your nervous system, not just your conscious mind.

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