A Journey through the Generations to Clear a Painful Legacy through Psychodrama

The application of psychodrama in transgenerational trauma therapy has some peculiarities. In this paper, a complete psychodrama session is presented with a case containing examples of Invisible family loyalties, Unfinished grieving, Accountability across generations, and the Replacement child. The...

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Main Authors: Galabina Tarashoeva, Cristina Schmidt, Petra Marinova-Djambazova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Federacao Brasileira de Psicodrama 2025-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Psicodrama
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Online Access:https://www.revbraspsicodrama.org.br/rbp/article/view/686
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Summary:The application of psychodrama in transgenerational trauma therapy has some peculiarities. In this paper, a complete psychodrama session is presented with a case containing examples of Invisible family loyalties, Unfinished grieving, Accountability across generations, and the Replacement child. The protagonist in the presented case is a 37-year-old woman who lost her brother when he was 21 years old; her family history is full of men who died very young, and she experiences constant unreasonable feelings of loss, as well as fear of losing her sons, although she does not believe in curses.
ISSN:2318-0498