Flowers in the Attic: A Reflection on Extended Family Trauma

Rayven Holmes
7 min readMar 18, 2024

Originally published on March 17th, 2024 at rayvenholmes.com

Image of an attic filled with old and forgotten items.

I’ve noticed a lot of discussions on family trauma center around the immediate family (parents, siblings, and possibly grandparents depending on the family configuration), but what happens when the trauma extends past the nucleus of your family? What happens when nowhere in your family tree is a safe…

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Rayven Holmes

Mom. Writer. Unapologetically Opinionated. Find more musings at rayvenholmes.com