Comments on: Parenting with PTSD https://cptsdfoundation.org/2024/06/28/parenting-with-ptsd/ The Foundation for Post-Traumatic Healing and Complex Trauma Research Wed, 10 Jul 2024 15:48:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Rachel Grant https://cptsdfoundation.org/2024/06/28/parenting-with-ptsd/#comment-26450 Wed, 10 Jul 2024 15:48:42 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=987489497#comment-26450 In reply to Angela Brennan.

Hi Angela – Thank you so much for sharing your heartfelt response to my article. I’m deeply moved to hear that my words resonated with you on such a personal level. Your journey through C-PTSD and single parenting is incredibly inspiring, and I admire your strength and resilience in creating a loving and nurturing environment for your children despite the challenges you’ve faced.

It’s clear from your words that you’ve confronted and processed so much over the past years, and your determination to break the cycle of abuse is truly commendable. Your children are fortunate to have such a dedicated and courageous parent guiding them.

If there’s anything more I can do to support you on your journey, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Keep fighting the good fight, and remember to be kind to yourself along the way.

Feel free to check out some further resources here: http://www.rachelgrantcoaching.com/resources/parents

]]> By: Angela Brennan https://cptsdfoundation.org/2024/06/28/parenting-with-ptsd/#comment-26449 Wed, 10 Jul 2024 13:35:18 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=987489497#comment-26449 Wow… you managed to capture and express my feelings much more than I could ever do.
I cried after reading your first paragraph, it was the validation I needed to hear from someone who understands C-PTSD. I am parenting with resilience, grace and love, I just don’t feel it when the trauma is vibrating through my body and I feel like I have a cloud over my head. My children are thriving, it’s own abusive childhood that been resurrected since I walked out on their dad in lockdown after years of emotional abusive. Then the work started when I questioned how did I manage my to stay so long and not recognise it as abuse? It’s because I’d grown up in domestic violent home. It’s no wonder I grew up to be a teacher when school was my only safe space as a child. So technically I made it out of poverty and got away from my mum’s boyfriend only to end up with the same Jackel and Hyde character. But I have grown so much in the last two years and on good days I know I was built for this single parent role and I have worked very hard to give them a home that I never had. We have become a team and they do give me space when I need to breathe. But thank you for this piece of writing, reminded me that we are worriers who fight daily battles to keep on keeping on with daily life!!

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