This episode explores Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and how early trauma and household dysfunction can influence us as adults and as parents. It explains how ACEs affect emotional availability, discipline, and the risk of repeating harmful patterns, and emphasizes the importance of recognizing these impacts.

The host offers practical steps—self-reflection, seeking counseling, using age-appropriate conversations about safety, and using community resources (like the Mama Bear Effect)—to help parents break the cycle and create safer, healthier environments for their children.

A Systematic Review of the Effect of Parental Adverse Childhood Experiences on Parenting and Child Psychopathology | Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma | Springer Nature Link

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