Have you ever wondered why it is you’re such a great musician? Where your love of politics comes from? Why you have such wanderlust? The answer just might be found in your past.

The Generations Project is an new reality series that helps those with questions about their past investigate their own identities by taking genealogical journeys through the lives of their ancestors.

In this exclusive first-look, a young artist asks the question, "Is family worth all the struggle?" See how her journey unfolds as she travels the country in search of clues about her relatives, and ultimately, herself.