Mariel Hemingway: Breaking Generational Trauma Before It Breaks You

Change Your Brain Every Day

Dr Daniel Amen

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2026

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

In this powerful conversation, Dr. Daniel Amen sits down with Mariel Hemingway to explore the deep connection between family emotional history, trauma, mental health, and hormones. During the interview, Dr. Amen shares Mariel's brain scan and explains how generational stress, childhood experiences, and emotional pain can leave lasting patterns in the brain and body. Together, they discuss healing, resilience, and how understanding your brain can change your life.

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0:00.0	It was like I was an observer in my own house.
0:02.6	Because my parents drank and my sister did drugs, I was kind of removed from them and I loved them.
0:09.4	But I didn't know how to fix them.
0:12.2	And I thought it was my job to fix them.
0:14.2	Mariel Hemingway is an American actress, author, and mental health advocate.
0:18.2	She is known for her roles in films such as Manhattan and lipstick,
0:21.2	as well as her work addressing her family's complex legacy.
0:24.4	My mother got cancer very early, and I became a primary caregiver at age 11.
0:29.5	People get cancer, and they go into a chemotherapy lounge, and they feed them nothing but horrible food.
0:36.1	You're in war for the health of your brain.
0:38.6	Everywhere you go, hospitals, elementary schools, doctors offices,
0:43.3	someone's trying to give you bad food that will kill you early.
0:50.5	Every day you are making your brain better or you are making it worse stay with us to learn how you
0:57.8	can change your brain for the better every day your brain is your most valuable asset it controls
1:09.2	everything from your focus and memory to your mood and energy.
1:13.7	That's why I created Brain MD to give you science-back supplements that support your brain so you can
1:21.8	feel and perform your best every day. If you haven't tried them yet, go to BrainMD.com and use the code,
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1:35.7	Because when your brain works better, you work better.
1:42.5	Well, I'm so excited to meet you and be with you when they said we could have Merrill Hemingway on the podcast.
1:53.0	I'm like, please.
1:54.5	I was so excited.
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