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The Trauma We Carry, The Parent We Become
In this episode of The CultureHug Podcast, we explore the deeply personal and often unspoken journey of parents who grew up with trauma and are now working to raise their children differently.
Drawing on real experiences and compassionate insight, the episode breaks down how childhood wounds can shape adult behavior, emotional responses, and parenting instincts. Listeners will learn how trauma shows up in the body, why certain moments with children trigger old patterns, and how self-awareness becomes the first major step to breaking generational cycles.
This episode focuses on practical, non-triggering explanations, helping parents understand their own nervous systems, build emotional regulation skills, and cultivate gentler, more mindful connections with their kids. Throughout the conversation, the message is clear: healing is possible, and even imperfect progress creates a safer, more loving environment for the next generation.
Sources:
This episode includes AI-generated content.
Drawing on real experiences and compassionate insight, the episode breaks down how childhood wounds can shape adult behavior, emotional responses, and parenting instincts. Listeners will learn how trauma shows up in the body, why certain moments with children trigger old patterns, and how self-awareness becomes the first major step to breaking generational cycles.
This episode focuses on practical, non-triggering explanations, helping parents understand their own nervous systems, build emotional regulation skills, and cultivate gentler, more mindful connections with their kids. Throughout the conversation, the message is clear: healing is possible, and even imperfect progress creates a safer, more loving environment for the next generation.
Sources:
- Early Childhood Matters. (2025, January 28). I learned a lot about trauma through parenting.
- Dunkley‑Smith, A. J., Sheen, J. A., Ling, M., & Reupert, A. E. (2021). A scoping review of self-compassion in qualitative studies about children’s experiences of parental mental illness. Mindfulness, 12(4), 815–830. Self-Compassion+2Monash Research+2
- NAMI Ramsey County. (2025, February). An introduction to anosognosia: Fact sheet. NAMI Ramsey County
- Reddit. (various dates). Books on healing after being raised by a toxic parent.
- Institute for Family Studies. Ending the cycle of intergenerational child abuse.
- Anger Management U. Exploring the importance of making amends: Practical steps for apologizing and repairing relationships after an angry outburst.
- East London NHS Foundation Trust. Families affected by parental mental illness: A multiperspective account of issues and interventions.
- Bowen Center for the Study of the Family. Family projection process.
- Firestone, L. How childhood defenses hurt us as adults. PsychAlive.
- OSU Extension. How parents can heal from childhood adversity: PACEs for parents.
- Psychology Today. How traumas create negative patterns in relationships.
- Interpersonal effectiveness handout: Validation. (Dialectical behavior therapy materials)
- Diary of an Honest Mom. Learning I needed to break the cycle of generational trauma and face how my childhood shaped me as a person and a parent.
- Parenting After Trauma. Parenting after your own childhood trauma: Breaking cycles with compassion.
- U.S. National Institutes of Health. Responsive parenting buffers the impact of maternal PTSD on young children.
- The parenting experience of those with borderline personality disorder traits: Practitioner and parent perspectives. Frontiers in Psychology.
- The predictive ability of early maladaptive schemas for aggression.
- Holly Hill Hospital. Understanding generational trauma & breaking the cycle.
- Truitt, K. (Speaker). Understanding trauma survival responses: Defensive rage [Video].
This episode includes AI-generated content.
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By Culture HugIn this episode of The CultureHug Podcast, we explore the deeply personal and often unspoken journey of parents who grew up with trauma and are now working to raise their children differently.
Drawing on real experiences and compassionate insight, the episode breaks down how childhood wounds can shape adult behavior, emotional responses, and parenting instincts. Listeners will learn how trauma shows up in the body, why certain moments with children trigger old patterns, and how self-awareness becomes the first major step to breaking generational cycles.
This episode focuses on practical, non-triggering explanations, helping parents understand their own nervous systems, build emotional regulation skills, and cultivate gentler, more mindful connections with their kids. Throughout the conversation, the message is clear: healing is possible, and even imperfect progress creates a safer, more loving environment for the next generation.
Sources:
This episode includes AI-generated content.
Drawing on real experiences and compassionate insight, the episode breaks down how childhood wounds can shape adult behavior, emotional responses, and parenting instincts. Listeners will learn how trauma shows up in the body, why certain moments with children trigger old patterns, and how self-awareness becomes the first major step to breaking generational cycles.
This episode focuses on practical, non-triggering explanations, helping parents understand their own nervous systems, build emotional regulation skills, and cultivate gentler, more mindful connections with their kids. Throughout the conversation, the message is clear: healing is possible, and even imperfect progress creates a safer, more loving environment for the next generation.
Sources:
- Early Childhood Matters. (2025, January 28). I learned a lot about trauma through parenting.
- Dunkley‑Smith, A. J., Sheen, J. A., Ling, M., & Reupert, A. E. (2021). A scoping review of self-compassion in qualitative studies about children’s experiences of parental mental illness. Mindfulness, 12(4), 815–830. Self-Compassion+2Monash Research+2
- NAMI Ramsey County. (2025, February). An introduction to anosognosia: Fact sheet. NAMI Ramsey County
- Reddit. (various dates). Books on healing after being raised by a toxic parent.
- Institute for Family Studies. Ending the cycle of intergenerational child abuse.
- Anger Management U. Exploring the importance of making amends: Practical steps for apologizing and repairing relationships after an angry outburst.
- East London NHS Foundation Trust. Families affected by parental mental illness: A multiperspective account of issues and interventions.
- Bowen Center for the Study of the Family. Family projection process.
- Firestone, L. How childhood defenses hurt us as adults. PsychAlive.
- OSU Extension. How parents can heal from childhood adversity: PACEs for parents.
- Psychology Today. How traumas create negative patterns in relationships.
- Interpersonal effectiveness handout: Validation. (Dialectical behavior therapy materials)
- Diary of an Honest Mom. Learning I needed to break the cycle of generational trauma and face how my childhood shaped me as a person and a parent.
- Parenting After Trauma. Parenting after your own childhood trauma: Breaking cycles with compassion.
- U.S. National Institutes of Health. Responsive parenting buffers the impact of maternal PTSD on young children.
- The parenting experience of those with borderline personality disorder traits: Practitioner and parent perspectives. Frontiers in Psychology.
- The predictive ability of early maladaptive schemas for aggression.
- Holly Hill Hospital. Understanding generational trauma & breaking the cycle.
- Truitt, K. (Speaker). Understanding trauma survival responses: Defensive rage [Video].
This episode includes AI-generated content.