GIM and Collective Grief: Facing the Shadow of the Holocaust
Merritt, Stephanie & Schulberg, Cecilia - Volume: 4
The devastating effects of the Nazi Holocaust are subconsciously transmitted to second generation. Jews and Germans through the silent shame of their parents . . These adult children carry the unexpressed grief and guilt of their parents, which results in repressed feelings that manifest as dysfunctional patterns of behavior. This article shows how GIM is able to help both a child of a Holocaust survivor and a child of a German soldier to not only confront their shadows, process their grief, and release much of their guilt, but to rise above cultural enmity and come together in an experience of unity consciousness.