Our fam­i­ly lega­cies both pos­i­tive and neg­a­tive are passed down from one gen­er­a­tion to the next in ways that are not ful­ly under­stood. This sec­ondary form of trau­ma which, Dr. Gita Baack calls ​“Inher­it­ed Trau­ma”, has not received ade­quate atten­tion — a fail­ing that per­pet­u­ates cycles of pain hatred and some­times vio­lence. In The Inher­i­tors read­ers are giv­en the oppor­tu­ni­ty to reflect on the inher­it­ed bur­dens they car­ry as well as the resilience that has giv­en them the pow­er to not only sur­vive but also to thrive. Through engag­ing sto­ries and unique con­cepts, read­ers will learn to reclaim their lives reflect on ques­tions that are posed at the end of each chap­ter and begin to write their own story.