Tamala Floyd, LCSW, is a psychotherapist, consultant, and speaker. She is the first black lead trainer with the Internal Family Systems Institute. She taught at the University of Phoenix and the University of Southern California in Human Services and Social Work. Her work focuses on women’s trauma, mothering, and relationship issues. She is author of Listening When Parts Speak: A Practical Guide to Healing with Internal Family Systems Therapy and Ancestor Wisdom, and Healing the Wounded Mother, and she is a contributor to Fiercely Speaking. Her website is tamalafloyd.com.

Tamala shares key concepts from Internal Family Systems therapy and ancestral lineage healing for connecting with a wise and well ancestor to heal personal, generational, and cultural wounds and trauma. She describes how burdens can be passed down through generations, the gifts that can be received from ancestors, and the significance of after-death communication in the healing process and for continuing bonds.

00:00 Introduction

02:56 Internal Family Systems

06:18 Speaking with ancestors

12:09 Wise and well ancestors

15:07 After-death communication

19:59 Personal and legacy burdens

23:53 Healing previous generations

30:52 Cultural legacy burdens

39:52 Ancestors as spirit guides

42:03 Conclusion

Edited subtitles for this video are available in Russian, Portuguese, Italian, German, French, and Spanish.

New Thinking Allowed CoHost, Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L, is an intuitive healer and health coach based in St. Paul, Minnesota. She is the author of Intuitive Development: How to Trust Your Inner Knowing for Guidance With Relationships, Health, and Spirituality. Her website is https://emmyvadnais.com

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