From the Desk of Dr. K
RESOURCESDistraction and the Post-Traumatic Brain with Nir Eyal
Nir Eyal is the bestselling author of Indistractable. Distraction is familiar to us Post-Traumatic Survivors and Thrivers, right? It’s part of our recovery. As PTPs, we struggle with time management and distraction. Reading Indistractable changed my life – and my...
Why Do We Mom-Shame? Part Two With Dr. Kelly Odenweller
Part II of my interview with Dr. Kelly Odenweller, a professor of communication at Iowa State University. To read my Psychology Today blogpost about Dr. Odenweller’s research on Mommy Wars, click here:...
Why Do We Mom-Shame? With Dr. Kelly Odenweller
As long as we’ve been momming, we’ve been mom-shaming. The Internet just lets us do it on a grand scale. In this installment, I talk with Dr. Kelly Odenweller, a professor of communication at Iowa State University. Turns out, mom-shaming is predictable and...
Are Post Traumatic Parents More Likely To Burn Out? With Dr. Moïra Mikolajczak
Are you passionate about doing parenting right, and desperately afraid you’ll mess up? Parenting Perfectionism is common for us Post-Traumatic Parents. Problem is – the burning desire to parent perfectly can mean…. burning out. In this episode, we talk to...
How Can We Give Our Kids a Normal Childhood, If Ours Was Anything But?
Welcome to the Post-Traumatic Parenting podcast, where we explore the intersection between having a traumatic childhood and how that impacts our parenting today. In this episode, Dr. Koslowitz introduces herself and the backstory of the Post-Traumatic Parenting...
Nothing But The Truth
“Mommy, Aunt Anna is only a little bit sick, right? She’s not gonna die, right?” Molly stood there, totally unsure of what to say. As mothers, we want to shield our children from the more horrifying realities of the world. We want to keep them innocent and...
Psychology Today Articles
- 'My Kid Won't Go Back to School!': These 4 Letters Are WhyIs FOGO the newest childhood mental health crisis? If your child develops FOGO, or fear of going out, there are four simple steps to take to help overcome it.
- Honestly, Lying to Your Therapist Can Be a Good ThingThink lying to a therapist is always a bad thing? Five reasons it isn't.
- Do Masks Impair Children's Social and Emotional Development?Worried masks will interfere with your kid's social development? Pandemic parenting is stressful without this concern. New research shows masks don't mess with kid's face-reading.
- Book Review: The Parent's Guide to BirdnestingDoes the child-centered divorce truly exist? This comprehensive guide explains how to set up a Birdnesting agreement, a truly child-centered approach to divorce.
