The Ramblings and Correlations of an Intergenerational Mind

<p style='margin-top:0mm;margin-right:0mm;margin-bottom:0mm;margin-left:0mm;font-size:15px;font-family:Calibrisans-serif;'><span style='font-family:Times New Romanserif;'>I grew up in Vancouver where I've run the gamut of alcoholism addiction dysfunction and every other intergenerational effect around. </span><span style='font-family:Times New Romanserif;'>I am a Heiltsuk born in Bella Bella BC. My name is Billie and I am known on a popular social media site and from my childhood as Billie G. I am the sixth daughter of a handsome carver/fisherman and a beautiful mom who worked in the cannery in Namu BC. I am a proud mom of four beautiful sons Martin Gregory Miguel and Jamie. I am a grandmother an aunt a daughter and a niece sister cousin and friend.</span></p><p style='margin-top:0mm;margin-right:0mm;margin-bottom:0mm;margin-left:0mm;font-size:15px;font-family:Calibrisans-serif;'><br></p><p style='margin-top:0mm;margin-right:0mm;margin-bottom:0mm;margin-left:0mm;font-size:15px;font-family:Calibrisans-serif;'><span style='font-family:Times New Romanserif;'>I had absolutely no idea why my people and I are so broken. </span><span style='font-family:Times New Romanserif;'>I had no idea what intergenerational effects were until I went to college and then university. Before I had the privilege of earning an education I had no idea why I'd led a life stagnant and laden with dysfunction or why I could not just 'be healthy.' I did not understand why I had to take the long rough and tough way around towards healing.</span></p><p style='margin-top:0mm;margin-right:0mm;margin-bottom:0mm;margin-left:0mm;font-size:15px;font-family:Calibrisans-serif;'><br></p><p style='margin-top:0mm;margin-right:0mm;margin-bottom:0mm;margin-left:0mm;font-size:15px;font-family:Calibrisans-serif;'><span style='font-family:Times New Romanserif;'>I have since earned a Bachelor of Social Work degree from an indigenous perspective and I have learned a lot about me and my life and how I've been affected by intergenerational effects. </span><span style='font-family:Times New Romanserif;'>I understand now why I am so stigmatized. I understand now who I am and where I come from. I have recognized not a lot of people indigenous or otherwise are unaware of what intergenerational effects are. I have correlated some effects with my life in hopes of giving more clarity in how they affect me and my people. These are my views this is my understanding and this is my life. These are <em>The Ramblings and Correlations of an Intergenerational Mind.</em></span></p>