EP 255: Grieving as a Parent with a History of Trauma: Part 6 of 6

EP 255: Grieving as a Parent with a History of Trauma: Part 6 of 6

From The Baffling Behavior Show {Parenting after Trauma} by Robyn Gobbel

March 3, 2026 · 46 min · Episode 255

About this episode

This episode discusses the complex grief experienced by parents with a history of trauma while raising children with vulnerable nervous systems.

The Grief No One Talks About in Trauma-Informed Parenting Sometimes the hardest part of parenting isn’t your child’s behavior, it’s the grief that rises up inside you. The grief of not getting what you needed. The grief of still healing while you’re trying to parent intentionally. In this episode, we talk about the quiet, complicated grief that can come with parenting a child with a vulnerable nervous system when you have your own history of trauma. In this episode, you’ll learn: The cor...

People in this episode

Host: Robyn Gobbel

Topics covered

  • grief
  • trauma-informed parenting
  • parenting challenges
  • emotional healing
  • vulnerable nervous system

Keywords

  • grief
  • trauma
  • parenting
  • emotional health
  • nervous system
  • healing
  • intentional parenting

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