How to know if your parenting is being affected by unresolved trauma, chronic stress or adversity. AKA The MindFk of Parenting with Trauma

Warning: 🍳 this is your brain parenting on trauma...

Having a history of trauma, chronic stress, adversity or struggling w/ your mental health while simultaneously having to be a parent can be a herculean task on a good day.

Parents often don’t realize the way trauma & toxic stress insidiously creep into relationships w/ the kids causing the added (anti) bonus of anxiety & overwhelm. Whether you want to admit it or not, parents & caregivers are notorious for projecting their sh*t onto kids #realtalk - and, it’s ok!

Because w/out the awareness of it, how would anyone know better?

One of the biggest challenges w/ raising kids & having a personal history of trauma, chronic stress or adversity is we often model the old dynamic in our current relationship with our kids. It may look different than what we experienced, but most likely, a version of it is showing up.

Meaning as a parent or caregiver we don’t know where we end & they begin emotionally & energetically— this alone is a breeding ground for codependency & anxiety ridden exchanges.

Tune in to today's episode to find out 10 different ways your trauma is showing up in your parenting.

After you watch the video & it sounds way too familiar, big hugs AND know, you’re not alone OR f*cked up. You might have some work to do & you can thank your kids for showing you the places still in need of healing. 💙

We want you to know, the best gift we can give our kids (and all youth) as a parent/caregiver/adult/family member is actively working on ourselves, course correcting & demonstrating self-care by prioritizing our own mental health first.

*Adult Language in this video*

Warning: 🍳 this is your brain parenting on trauma...

Having a history of trauma, chronic stress, adversity or struggling w/ your mental health while simultaneously having to be a parent can be a herculean task on a good day.

Parents often don’t realize the way trauma & toxic stress insidiously creep into relationships w/ the kids causing the added (anti) bonus of anxiety & overwhelm. Whether you want to admit it or not, parents & caregivers are notorious for projecting their sh*t onto kids #realtalk - and, it’s ok!

Because w/out the awareness of it, how would anyone know better?

One of the biggest challenges w/ raising kids & having a personal history of trauma, chronic stress or adversity is we often model the old dynamic in our current relationship with our kids. It may look different than what we experienced, but most likely, a version of it is showing up.

Meaning as a parent or caregiver we don’t know where we end & they begin emotionally & energetically— this alone is a breeding ground for codependency & anxiety ridden exchanges.

Tune in to today's episode to find out 10 different ways your trauma is showing up in your parenting.

After you watch the video & it sounds way too familiar, big hugs AND know, you’re not alone OR f*cked up. You might have some work to do & you can thank your kids for showing you the places still in need of healing. 💙

We want you to know, the best gift we can give our kids (and all youth) as a parent/caregiver/adult/family member is actively working on ourselves, course correcting & demonstrating self-care by prioritizing our own mental health first.

Throw us ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾 below if you support normalizing trauma & prioritizing mental health for all! #parentingbelike #adultingishard #nomoremartyr #yougotthis 

This is the kind of deep work we navigate in Life Camp, healing from trauma, adversity and chronic stress, healing your brain, integrating your trauma and closing the gap on who you are and who you want to be.

From Star Rose Bond, LCSW and Ruby Christine Head, Co Founders of Life Camp and your strategy obsessed, neuroscience based, trauma informed therapist and coach.