All In The Family
The thing about being a family is that when you're in, you're ALL IN. There is no half-way. There are no shortcuts. It is deep and meaningful and defines us in significant ways - and that can be both beautiful and totally challenging.
...Especially when trauma has become part of the family picture.
Trauma, regardless of who in the family suffered from it directly, impacts everyone in the system. It seeps into all of the cracks and over time it erodes connection.
When you stepped into the journey of becoming a parent or caregiver to the child or children you care deeply about - you likely didn't enter the role with trauma training. You knew you would do your best, you would give your best...but sometimes you can feel in over your head and ill-equipped for the complexity you find yourself in.
And yet, no matter what, you are all in.
I know you are all in. I know you are doing everything you can to support your child and your family in whatever ways you can to navigate through this journey of trauma. You are trying to manage and maintain. You are seeking resources and trying to find help. You want to do what's best, and that says so much about the kind of parent or caregiver that you are.
I have watched so many parents and caregivers just like you over the years, doing everything they can to give their child their very best chance at healing and a healthful future. They bring their child for counselling, read the books, support in the ways they can. It's inspiring. And over the years I have seen the gaps - where parents could use some help to not just "do the best they can with what they have," but actually be equipped to have what they need to be a helping healer on their child's journey in recovering from trauma.
When I crafted the Trauma Attuned Parent program, my goal was to take what I have learned over the many years I have worked as a social worker and therapist, and to turn this into a curriculum that could teach parents to be therapeutic.
Because YOU are your child's best chance.
No matter how many hours a child spends in therapy, it won't be a drop in the bucket compared to the time they spend with YOU. You have the capacity to influence healing beyond measure, and I want to give you what you need to do exactly that.
If you don't know a lot about the Trauma Attuned Parent Program, you can learn more here. This program has been offered for over six years and has helped countless families develop the tools to not just be a support to their child's trauma journey, but to become an active agent for change and healing.
I hope you will take the leap and choose to invest in feeling more capable and confident in your capacity to be a change-maker for your child and your family. You are the most powerful person in the life of your child.