I have been reading about epigenetics lately and then came across some great videos.Rather than trying to define it, I thought I would share the following for those of you who may get as excited about this kind of thing as I do. Epigenetics helps us understand how the effects of trauma can be transmitted from one generation to another. It may cause a sense of hopelessness to realize that our DNA is impacted by the experiences of our ancestors and that our experiences impact our children and grandchildren, but if you read through the article Grandma's Experiences Leave Epigenetic Mark on Your Genes | DiscoverMagazine.com, you will see that there is still a strong case to be made for the power of strong attachment and caregiving.
The video, The Ghost in Your Genes, is a PBS Nova presentation of about 50 minutes from 2007 that can be viewed in its entirety on the ACES Connection website. About half way through it starts to discuss how trauma impacts our genes.
And then we have this somewhat amusing but fast moving video below that gives a brief overview of what epigenetics is.
