NOTE FROM TED: Please do not look to this talk as a substitute for mental health advice. This talk only represents the speaker's personal approach to and understanding of healing, trauma, and emotion. Several claims lack scientific support. We've flagged this talk because it falls outside the content guidelines TED gives TEDx organizers. TEDx events are independently organized by volunteers. The guidelines we give TEDx organizers are described in more detail here: http://storage.ted.com/tedx/manuals/tedx_content_guidelines.pdfSome of us had a healthy upbringing but many of us did not, causing loneliness and a sense of disconnection. At some point many of us made a promise to ourselves to be different from our parents but we didn’t know how. In this talk I share how to break unhealthy cycles, reclaim our authentic selves and build deep and meaningful relationships with our children, partners, family and friends laying the foundation for a healthy inter-generational village. Julie Marrast is a Parent Emotional Healing Coach. She is a Certified Heal Your Life® Coach and the founder of Parenting Through Feeling and the HERO LIFE HAPPY® Experience, Helping parents shift from power struggles to meaningful connection with their children (4 years). Julie is a best-selling author of the book Different Than your parents. She is also a 300+ YYT certified, Vinyasa Yoga teacher, a Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher, and a Certified Yin Yoga Teacher, and Julie is a Candidate for Certification as a Hand in Hand Parenting Instructor. She also has a diploma from Seneca College, North York, Canada. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx