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Season 2, Episode 8: Generations Deep — Healing From Inherited Trauma Through Faith and Therapy— Interview with Gina Birkemeier
Description: Do you ever feel stuck in patterns you didn’t choose—habits, reactions, or beliefs that seem to run in your family? In this powerful episode of Authentically Amber, I sit down with Gina Birkemeier, licensed professional counselor, trauma therapist, and award-winning author of Generations Deep, to talk about breaking free from generational trauma. Gina’s unique blend of faith, therapy, and science (including the study of epigenetics) helps people understand what’s been passed down—and how to rewrite their stories with God’s help. Together, we explore how to stop repeating cycles of dysfunction and start living out a new legacy of healing, hope, and purpose.
What You’ll Hear in This Episode:
✨ Gina’s personal story of growing up in generational dysfunction and finding her calling in trauma therapy.
✨ What generational trauma really is—and how it shows up emotionally, spiritually, and relationally.
✨ How faith and therapy work together to help us break family cycles and reclaim our identity in Christ.
✨ The science of epigenetics and how trauma can be passed down through generations.
✨ Practical tools to begin healing your family story today.
✨ Encouragement for anyone wondering if God can redeem their past (spoiler: He can—and does).
Takeaways:
✨ You can’t heal what you won’t acknowledge—awareness is the first step to freedom.
✨ Faith and therapy are partners in healing, not competitors.
✨ God doesn’t just want to redeem your story; He wants to redeem your family line.
✨ The past explains you, but it doesn’t have to define you.
Resources Mentioned:
📚Generations Deep: Unmasking Inherited Dysfunction and Trauma to Rewrite Our Stories Through Faith and Therapy by Gina Birkemeier
📚 The Choice by Edith Eger
📚 Same Kind of Different As Me by Ron Hall & Denver Moore
💻 Website: www.GinaBirkemeier.com
📨 Substack: https://ginabirkemeierlpc.substack.com/
📸 Instagram: @ginabirkemeier
Let’s Connect:
💻 Website: AmberGinter.com
📸 Instagram: @amberginterauthor
Reminder: You don’t have to repeat the story you were born into—with faith and healing, you can write a new one.
