From the Desk of Dr. K
RESOURCESWhy 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...
Overcoming Performance Anxiety
We all know the feeling of cold, clammy hands and shivers up the spine right before we step out onstage, take a test, or make a speech. Some people find this sensation so difficult to handle that they avoid it as much as possible. They might not try out for a play,...
Introverts, Extroverts, and Social Anxiety
Betty is not shy. Shyness is a fear of social judgment that causes people to withdraw from social settings. When shyness is extreme, we call it social anxiety. Betty isn’t afraid of social situations. She doesn’t fear parties. She just dislikes them. Betty is what we...
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