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Epigenetics and Mental Health: Can Trauma Be Written Into Our Genes?

Trauma, stress and environment do not change your DNA sequence, but they can change how your genes are switched on or off. Here is what the latest research says about epigenetics, PTSD, depression, schizophrenia and ADHD, and what it does not say.

✍️ FindYourNeurotype Team 📅 May 19, 2026 ⏱ 7 min read

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Inherited Trauma: What Epigenetics Really Says About Reversing the Legacy of Stress

Childhood trauma leaves molecular marks on your DNA - and on the DNA you may pass to your children. The science is real, but so is the reversibility. Here is what FKBP5, NR3C1 and the work of Yehuda and Mansuy actually show.

May 13, 2026 Read more →