64 | Looking into your past and exploring ancestral healing with Aryn Youngless, Genealogist & author
TURNED ON: Wild, free & sexy in your midlife
English - June 10, 2024 20:11 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBPersonal Journals Society & Culture Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Have you ever wondered about the untold stories hidden in your family history?
Are you curious about how exploring your ancestry can lead to personal healing and a deeper connection with yourself?
What if your ancestors lives inspired and empowered you?
In this episode I chat with Aryn Youngless, a genealogist, and author about the importance of uncovering family histories, the process of genealogical research, and how exploring one's ancestry can lead to personal healing and a deeper connection with oneself.
Listen in to hear Aryn share practical tips for starting your own genealogical research and understand the profound impact these discoveries can have on your life, as well as talk about:
Why genealogy turns her on
Where to begin looking at your family herstory
The stories you uncover
How learning about our ancestors can help us connect with ourselves and our ancestors
The connection you can feel with an ancestor you never knew
How you can relate to an ancestor once you have learned about them
What hidden ancestors can reveal
What you can do now to explore your family history
The best ways to capture and record your family history and discoveries
What’s available through Ancestral DNA testing
Tips for filling in gaps in your family history/tree
Different avenues for finding information
How to avoid some of the challenges you may face
The difficulty in finding out about your female ancestors
The unusual places that can give you clues to your ancestor’s life
How a genealogist can help you
Engaging ways you can preserve your family history
What you can do if you discover relatives you don’t relate to
The powerful lessons you can learn and take away from seeing your family timeline.
Tips for clearing out family homes, keeping digital records and preserving your family photographs
Reference was made to the following websites:
Ancestry DNA - Ancestry.com.au
Familysearch.com
DeadFred.com
You can connect with Aryn via
Email: [email protected]
TikTok, Instagram, Facebook - @genealogybyaryn
Substack: https://genealogybyaryn.substack.com/
Website: GenealogybyAryn.com
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Here is my Genealogy Journal
My Mom. Her Story. A keepsake journal for mothers.
The Kids Genealogy Notebook