MAMA TRAUMA AND THE BURDEN OF FEELING RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR MOM'S LIFE AND HAPPINESS

Healthy mom's do not place their children in charge of their happiness and well being. It is emotionally abusive to constantly tell and make a child feel that they are responsible for a parent's will to live, happiness, etc.

If your mom or primary caregiver has repeatedly said some version of the following....

"You are the only reason I am still alive..."
"I love you more than your father/mother....."
"You are my best friend (and you are/were a child and feel it's your job)"
"I would leave my marriage but I am only staying for you..."

All parents make mistakes and may say or do some form of what I am sharing in this video...but I am not talking about what we really might feel or occasionally over share with our kids.

I am talking about the ongoing burden that parents with their own challenges may unknowingly or knowingly place upon their children, and the high cost to a child's autonomy and sense of self, etc.

Mama Trauma comes in many forms, feeling like you are supposed to take care of adults, when you are a child, can be highly, chronically traumatic for kids.

xo

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