IT WASN’T SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE THIS: being a parent to your beloved, intense, complex child has left you in a seemingly constant agitated or exhausted state. Being a parent to your kid means dealing daily with chaos, dysregulation, confusion: it almost feels traumatic. And it’s having an effect on you: you are forgetting things, you can’t concentrate, you feel jumpy, grumpy and you are overreacting to situations that never used to bother you, surprising yourself with your intensity.
YOU FREQUENTLY FEEL LIKE YOU ARE ABOUT TO FALL APART.
You are hesitant to talk about what’s happening at home, because it seems like no-one can relate, or worse, you fear they are going to negatively judge you or your kid. While other parents with kids similar to yours may seem stressed and overwhelmed, it doesn’t seem to affect them the way it is affecting you. The bottom line is that you feel isolated, depleted and at the end of your rope. The definition of toxic stress is stress that is extreme, unpredictable and prolonged, and that’s your life.
You have been to professionals, and you have received A LOT of parenting advice and behavioral direction, but little in terms of taking care of you and your symptoms in this high demand, high stress situation. You have ways to help your kid, but you need help too .
THERAPY FOR PARENTING TRAUMA CAN HELP
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You want to know what to do when your own emotions feel overwhelming
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You want to enjoy the company of your kid(s).
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You want to wake up each morning with hope and calm
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You want enough energy to deal with the laundry, get dinner ready and still have time for you!
As a therapist and a parent of a special-need child, I am dedicated to helping other parents with trauma from parenting their complex and intense children find ways to heal and grow. I consider it a privilege to be able to help parents access what works for their unique nervous systems to return to calm, feel connected and provide themselves a sense of security. And, as we learn to work with our own nervous systems, we become far, far, more available to be present with our children.
YOU DON’T HAVE TO STRUGGLE ALONE WITH THIS.
