Post-Traumatic Parenting Profiles: The Entangled Parent

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Welcome to another episode of Post-Traumatic Parenting! I'm thrilled to share today's episode with you as I'm experimenting with a new format for solo episodes. After hearing from several post-traumatic parents who reached out to share their stories on the podcast but were concerned about protecting their identities, I wanted to find a way to help them and analyze their situations without revealing any sensitive information. By doing so, we can learn so much from one another's experiences and grow together as a community.

In today's episode, I begin by discussing the five different types of post-traumatic parents, with a particular focus on the entangled parent and establishing boundaries. I then introduce you to the first story of Esme, an entangled parent, and we explore her entanglement with family, the impact it had on her day-to-day life, and my advice for her moving forward. Tune in for this and more!

Topics covered in this episode:

The 5 types of post-traumatic parents
What it means to be an entangled parent
Esme’s own entanglement story
The challenges of working from home
Esme's emotional displacement onto her children due to the entanglement situation
Esme's arbiters of reality and how they influence her day-to-day life
What is the AIM model and how to apply it in Esme’s situation
Why post-traumatic parents often struggle with establishing boundaries
The trait that others find annoying may actually be your secret superpower
Why is it hard to establish boundaries at times
How to reclaim your reality from the arbiters of reality
Don’t let your kids be the caretaker of your own emotions

Connect with me on Instagram @dr.koslowitzpsychology and for full show notes and more resources visit www.drrobynkoslowitz.com/2023/05/10/post-traumatic-p…entangled-parent/

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