TRIP proposes that suffering is Nature Family Grief (NFG) - a deep-seated state of pain or angst resulting from humanity's distancing from the natural world and, consequently, one another. This grief encompasses ancestral, childhood, and adulthood challenges, reflecting the broader systemic issues brought about by modernization, industrialization, colonization, and urbanization (MICU). 

Acknowledging NFG is the first step to healing the rift created by MICU allowing us to clearly see the trends of illusionism, melancholism, patriarchism, ethnocentrism, anthropocentrism, and dualism (I.M.P.E.A.D.) plaguing modernity. These trends perpetuate a harmful cycle of over-prioritizing human needs and under-address human-influenced destruction to beyond humans and the natural world.

No part of the whole can truly flourish if another part is struggling yet we are fail to acknowledge the NFG that has stricken all parts of the whole, hence we continue to endlessly suffer.

Suffering is the multifaceted natural consequence of Nature Family Grief (NFG) — an under-acknowledged state of sadness felt by humanity, activated by the industrialization era that still exists in modernity.

Pre-Modernity: In pre-modern times, all life forms coexisted in a state of kinship, creating and sustaining a balanced and interconnected web of life. Relationships among humans, animals, plants, and the environment were maintained with respect, honor, and reciprocity. This ensured the well-being of the entire ecosystem and was reflected in:

• Intrapersonal peace within individuals.
• Interpersonal harmony among humans.
• Transpersonal kinship with the beyond-human world.

Modernity: The era of modernity, characterized by modernization, industrialization, colonization, and urbanization (MICU), disrupted this kinship. Human needs were prioritized, and the needs of the beyond-human world were ignored. This shift led to multigenerational consequences of "holeness," resulting in poor spiritual, psychophysiological, hermeneutical, emotional, relational, and existential health. This deterioration affected:

• Intrapersonal peace within individuals.
• Interpersonal relationships among humans.
• Transpersonal connections with the beyond-human world.

Post-Modernity: In post-modernity, a radical movement is needed to interrupt the destructive patterns of modernity. TRIP answers that call to action by aiming to reconcile humans as a part of one Nature Family in a process of re-indigenization (rebelonging to relationship as kin). This counterculture approach transforms suffering by:

• Restoring intrapersonal peace within individuals.
• Enhancing interpersonal harmony among humans.
• Re-establishing transpersonal kinship with the beyond-human world. 

Through these efforts, TRIP transforms pain into purpose, fostering a renewed co-existence akin to pre-modern times. This transformation not only benefits current generations but also paves the way for future generations of humans and beyond.

Integral and Transpersonal Family Therapy (ITFT) is a radical therapeutic approach acknowledge NFG and its myriad intrapersonal, interpersonal, and transpersonal health consequences. 

ITFT encompasses the results of Dr. D's 2022 study on Wholeness-Based Eudaimonia, integrating the six live experiences of wholeness. 

By blending traditional ancestral wisdom with contemporary therapeutic methods, ITFT offers a unique path to wholeness, enabling individuals, families, groups, and communities to transform pain into purpose and re-establish true multigenerational and multispecies healing.

We use the practice-based theory of Wholeness-Based Eudaimonia (WE) from Dr. Deepa's research on the lived experiences of wholeness with adults with life challenges.

The results of the WE study suggest six interlinked ways to transform suffering into co-flourishing, thereby acknowledging NFG and reconciling as an integral member of the Nature Family.

WE concludes that humans are a part of, not apart from, the whole. This essence of wholeness encourages us to adapt and evolve from our angst, as does the rest of our Nature Family kin, rather than strictly pathologize and numb the pain from suffering.