You Are Not Your Genes—And Neither Is Your Baby

How Epigenetics, Stress, and CranioSacral Therapy Shape a New Beginning-

You are not just your genes. There is so much more to you and your little one.

What you inherit and carry in your genes is not the end all be all of your story.

Have you ever wondered why some children seem to come into the world with more resilience than others? Or why some people seem to carry anxiety, sensitivity, or even emotional patterns that "run in the family"? Science is finally catching up with what many of us intuitively know: what we experience—especially during pregnancy, birth, and early life—matters. And not just emotionally. It shapes our biology at the deepest level.

What Is Epigenetics—And Why Does It Matter?

Epigenetics is the science of how our environment, emotions, and experiences influence how our genes are expressed. Think of your genes as a piano. Your DNA provides all the keys, but your environment decides which keys are played—and when. That means stress, love, touch, trauma, joy, and even belief can “turn on” or “turn off” certain genetic expressions. Or as Bruce Lipton explains it- "it is what gene is being read or not read, just like an architect reads a blueprint for what he will construct". This is especially important during pregnancy, birth, and early childhood, when our systems are building the scaffolding and foundations of the brain and body.

This might sound heavy, but here’s the good news: you’re not stuck with the genes you were born with—and neither are your children. You can rewrite the story at any time.

You are NOT stuck in your story (history/herstory)

One of the most hopeful lessons of epigenetics is that you are not a prisoner of your genes—or your past. Even patterns passed down from your parents or grandparents can shift. As one study on Holocaust survivors showed, trauma can be passed from parent to child, but so can resilience, healing, and wisdom.

We have some power over the environment of the cells and genes. Environment is what can activate or deactivate the genes. So the power of change is in your hands. Not only what we eat, stress factors in our family and friends, but our our mindset, thoughts and emotions can impact epigenetics. Unlike once thought in genetics- you get what you get and you don't throw a fit. It really is - You get what you get and change what you don't like.

With support, intention, and therapeutic tools like CST, you can:

• Calm your body’s stress signals

• Create healthier patterns for yourself and your children

• Restore connection, confidence, and peace—at the cellular level

Your Baby’s First Environment: You

Your baby feels everything and interacts within it's environment in the womb. That's you!

Your baby doesn’t just grow from what you eat—but also from what you feel.

Stress hormones, joy, calm, and love—all are passed from mother to child through the womb and into the nervous system

From the moment of conception, your baby is influenced by your inner world. Your thoughts, your stress levels, your moments of peace—all of it flows through your body and shapes your baby’s nervous system. Scientists like Bruce Lipton and Rachel Yehuda have shown that a mother’s perception of stress, safety, and love directly impacts her baby’s development—through epigenetic signaling.

So what does this mean practically?

• A calm, regulated nervous system during pregnancy helps build your baby’s emotional resilience.

• Loving, responsive care after birth shapes a child’s ability to connect, self-regulate, and thrive.

• Trauma, stress, or disconnection (even if unintentional) can influence a child’s biology—but it’s not permanent. Healing is always possible.

The Power of Touch and Connection

Simple moments—like holding your baby skin to skin, learning to recognize their cues, or even breathing slowly together—can build healthy neural and emotional pathways. And when the nervous system gets overwhelmed (as it so often does during pregnancy, birth, or postpartum), CranioSacral Therapy can provide the gentle reset both you and your baby need.

CST creates a calm, quiet space for the nervous system to unwind. For babies, this might mean resolving birth stress, calming colic, or improving latch and sleep. For parents, it might mean healing your own stress or trauma so you can show up with greater ease and clarity.

And here’s something truly inspiring: healing yourself helps your child heal, too.

Let’s Rewrite the Story—Together

Whether you're preparing for conception, navigating pregnancy, supporting your newborn, or simply ready to heal your own nervous system—CranioSacral Therapy offers a gentle, powerful way to reset. It’s not just a treatment. It’s a conversation with your body, a space to breathe, release, and realign.

And if you're wondering whether healing yourself really matters for your child?

It does.

When your system is at peace, your baby feels that peace. When your body feels safe, your child’s body learns what safety is. And when you choose to change old patterns, you model transformation—right down to your DNA.

You are the environment your baby grows in. And you have more power than you think.

Ready to support your child’s development by supporting your own nervous system?

I’d love to walk that journey with you. I specialize in CranioSacral Therapy for:

• Babies (colic, latch issues, sleep, birth trauma)

• Pregnancy discomfort & birth preparation

• Postpartum healing for moms (and dads!)

• Emotional and generational trauma release

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