In the Streets

Breaking the Cycle of Intergenerational Trauma

Our Mission

In The Streets is dedicated to interrupting patterns of generational trauma in Washington, DC.

In The Streets is dedicated to interrupting generational trauma in the Washington, D.C. metro area.

Our participants engage in supportive, caring, ongoing relationships through our programming, thus confronting the narrative steeped in systematic oppression that all relationships are inevitably dangerous.

Our Vision

We envision a world where all people have access to the services they need to be well, so that they are able to interrupt cycles of generational trauma and build healthy communities.

  • Election stress: Interrupting the ways that we unknowingly carry internalized oppression

    Join Dr. Sangeeta Prasad and the Clearly Clinical Team as they discuss the importance of integrating identity into conversations about the election and consider how to use this oftentimes stressful time to make positive change in a factor that we know is protective for everyone- honest, positive identity.

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  • Building Space Together

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  • “Asrat has also helped me release trauma stored in my body for decades, perhaps my whole life.”

    Yoga Participant

  • “My mind was opened not only into how unaddressed trauma had affected my mental and physical health, but even more into pathways to healing.”

    Yoga Participant

  • “There is no doubt in my mind that Sangeeta is more than a therapist - she is a trusted advisor and a caring provider for me as I have worked to overcome difficult life experiences and discover peace and joy.”

    New Moms Participant

  • “Asrat's yoga teaching and training are life-affirming experiences emphasizing positivity and promoting health and wellness.”

    Yoga Participant, veteran

Explaining Trauma

Dr. Sangeeta Prasad explains the biological basis for transgenerational trauma on the Daily Wisdom Words Podcast.

“What we know about genetics is that trauma gets encoded—shifts genetic coding for up to three generations.”
— Dr. Sangeeta Prasad



Explaining Trauma

Dr. Sangeeta Prasad explains the genetic basis for transgenerational trauma on the Daily Wisdom Words Podcast.

“What we know about genetics is that trauma gets encoded—shifts genetic coding for up to three generations.”
— Dr. Sangeeta Prasad