Breaking Cycles: Parenting, Trauma, and Healing with Amber Trejo
Ever felt like breaking cycles in your family feels impossible? Or wondered how trauma impacts the way you show up as a parent?
In this replay of our most-played episode of the year, I sat down with Amber Trejo—a licensed marriage and family therapist and trauma specialist—to explore the beautiful, messy, and transformative journey of cycle-breaking.
Amber opens up about her own experiences with complex childhood trauma, how she discovered somatic healing, and how her parenting journey led her to confront and heal her triggers. We discuss the realities of being human, embracing imperfection, and learning to show up authentically for yourself and your kids.
If you're navigating generational patterns, parenting with compassion, or simply trying to better understand yourself, this episode is for you.
Topics We Cover in This Episode:
How parenting can reveal unhealed parts of yourself you never expected
Why rage and shame often surface for trauma survivors—and how to navigate them
What somatic healing is and why it's critical for trauma recovery
Why "perfectionism" in parenting is a recipe for dysregulation
How societal expectations (and social media) can harm trauma survivors as parents
The power of acknowledging mistakes and modeling repair for your kids
Why breaking generational cycles is one of the hardest—and most beautiful—journeys you can take
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