As caregivers, we often carry around immense feelings of guilt from something we said, or did. How do we face these feelings, let alone overcome them?
While it may be hard to see and understand, our bodies are super computers that capture and hold data for years. This has never been more the case, then with our child’s trauma history.
One of the most confusing and overwhelming aspects of the foster and adoption journey, is trying to make sense of behaviors that come from trauma. Where do you even begin?
Rejection hurts, no matter who you are, or the circumstances. It especially stings when it’s coming from our children. Why does it happen, and how can we respond?
The caregiver journey is often characterized by failure, disappointment, and loss. It leaves us feeling hopeless. But what if that was leading us toward success in some small way?
This journey is long and can often be defeating. The fact is, parenting is hard. Sometimes, in the face of it all, we just need some solidarity.
You’ve been pushed away, rejected, screamed at, and treated as though you’re out to get your child when you’ve tried to love them and care for them the best way possible. This feels quite defeating!
It’s really, really, really hard to believe this when you’re in the middle of it, but the behaviors you see in your children are not about you. They’re a window into something much bigger.
The caregiver journey is really, really, REALLY hard. As we’ve stepped into this brand new year, we are re-realizing how true this is. That’s why we want to bring you some encouragement!
We’re concluding our special podcast series, The Insight Archives, with a question that many parents wrestle with: How do I build a connection with a child who consistently, and constantly, rejects me?
