I used to think healing was just about me.

My pain. My patterns. My need to break free from what I was handed.

But somewhere along the way—through the journaling, the tears, the quiet choices to do things differently—I realized something big:

This healing isn’t just for me.
It’s for my daughter. It’s for the women who came before me. It’s for every child watching a mother rewrite the story she was never given a blueprint for.

And breaking patterns and generational trauma can feel isolating when you don’t have a family to go to or a solid support system to rely on.

How does one determine what is healthy? What is normal?

Generational healing isn’t trendy. It’s transformational. And it matters more than we realize.

Why Generational Healing Changes Everything
When you begin to heal, even in the smallest ways—setting boundaries, letting yourself rest, feeling your feelings instead of stuffing them down—it ripples outward.

You’re not just breaking cycles.
You’re rewiring what’s possible for everyone who comes after you.

A mom who learns to trust her voice teaches her child they’re allowed to have one.

A woman who chooses therapy over silence models emotional safety for future generations.

A single mother who reaches for support shows her kids that being strong doesn’t mean going it alone.

This is what legacy looks like.
It’s not perfection—it’s presence. It’s the decision to do the hard, sacred work of healing, even when no one else in your family ever did.

For the Ones Who Support This Work
If you’ve ever donated to Healing Roots Collective, this is what you’re funding.

Not just affordable cottages.

You’re helping single mothers reclaim their lives, their voice, their power.
You’re making space for women to heal their lineages.
You’re changing what future generations will call “normal.”

Every tool we share—every journal prompt, every ritual, every online offering—is a step toward restoring what trauma tried to take away: safety, stability, and self-trust.

And if you’ve ever done the work to heal yourself, you know just how powerful that is.

A Note for Father’s Day

As this post goes live, it also lands on Father’s Day—a day that can feel complicated for so many of us.

Maybe you’re grieving a father you never had.
Maybe you’re navigating the gap your child feels.
Maybe you’re a single mom who’s playing both roles, day in and day out.
Or maybe you’re someone learning to father yourself in the ways you always needed.

Wherever this day finds you, please know:
Your feelings are valid. Your experience is real. And your presence is enough.

This work you’re doing—to show up, to choose differently, to heal—it matters more than any card or holiday ever could.

A Moment of Reflection
Whether you’re a donor, a supporter, or someone doing this work yourself—take a moment to breathe and reflect:

What have I already healed that my children will never have to carry?

What do I wish I had growing up—and how can I begin to give it to myself now?

Who might be healing through the example I’m setting?

Coming Soon…
Next week, I’ll be sharing a special New Moon Ritual Guide designed to help you release inherited patterns and root into new ones—with intention, softness, and soul.

Until then, take care of your heart. You’re not just healing for you—you’re healing for generations.

With love and gratitude,
Laci Bennett
Founder, Healing Roots Collective Co.