Inherited Silence

In Inherited Silence, Chantal explores the subtle intelligence of survival shaped within family systems long before conscious awareness begins. Through psychologically attuned, atmospheric poetry, this collection observes emotional parentification, inherited coping patterns, transactional love and the quiet vigilance of the self-managing child. Rather than assigning blame, these poems trace how nervous systems adapt to climates of tension, unspoken expectation and generational grief. With calm precision and embodied insight, the work follows a gradual evolution from unconscious loyalty to conscious separation, revealing that healing is often quiet, internal and structurally transformative. Nature and instinctive symbolism guide the reader through shifting emotional landscapes. Birds migrate. Roots loosen. Internal skies stabilize. The past is not erased, but understood — and in that understanding, its authority begins to soften. Inherited Silence is a meditation on awareness, responsibility and the courage required to interrupt inherited emotional patterns.