YOUR ANCESTRAL PATTERN MAP
This exercise is designed to help you observe recurring patterns in your family system and notice which of them may also be present in your own life. It is a self-reflection tool.
Fill in as much of the family genogram as you know: yourself, parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents, or, if you want, other relatives as well.
Use the categories and the short codes to mark the patterns you recognize.
Look for repetitions across generations. Notice both identical patterns and patterns that may have changed form.
Look for repetitions across generations. Notice both identical patterns and patterns that may have changed form.
Choose 1–3 patterns that feel most relevant to your life today and write them on the reflection page.
Choose 1–3 patterns that feel most relevant to your life today and write them on the reflection page.
A VISUAL GENOGRAM FOR IDENTIFYING REPEATING PATTERNS ACROSS GENERATIONS