There's a comforting lie we love to wrap ourselves in as parents:
"Theyā€™re home. Theyā€™re in their room. Theyā€™re safe."
Itā€™s the lie that lets us exhale after a long day. The lie that soothes the part of us desperate to believe weā€™ve done enough. But what if that lie is the very thing putting our k...
Parenthood comes with a range of highs and lows, but for those who carry trauma, parenting can be uniquely challenging. Experiences like childhood abuse and sexual abuse, neglect, or witnessing domestic violence can leave lasting scars that impact the way we approach caregiving, sometimes triggering...
I grew up in a blended family. My parents separated when I was a young child and I grew up with step-parents.
With that being said, there was a lot less blended families when I was growing up than there is now. Blended families are a much more normal family structure than when I was younger and the...
