When Trauma Shows Up in Parenting: One Woman’s Question, Many Women’s Reality

2025-05-20

In this tender episode of Unfiltered Truth, Coach LeAnne shares one brave woman’s deeply vulnerable question about parenting in the wake of trauma—and the grace-filled truth we all need to hear. If you’ve ever reacted in anger and wondered, “What’s wrong with me?”—you’re not alone. Through a trauma-informed, Christ-centered lens, LeAnne explores how past wounds shape present responses and offers practical tools to begin breaking reactive cycles with compassion, courage, and truth. You’ll learn: Why trauma often shows up in parenting How to pause before reacting

In this tender episode of Unfiltered Truth, Coach LeAnne shares one brave woman’s deeply vulnerable question about parenting in the wake of trauma—and the grace-filled truth we all need to hear. If you’ve ever reacted in anger and wondered, “What’s wrong with me?”—you’re not alone. Through a trauma-informed, Christ-centered lens, LeAnne explores how past wounds shape present responses and offers practical tools to begin breaking reactive cycles with compassion, courage, and truth.

You’ll learn:

Why trauma often shows up in parenting
How to pause before reacting
What it means to name your triggers
How to repair ruptures and reset relationships
Where God’s grace meets us in our weakness

Featured Scripture:

2 Timothy 1:7
Psalm 4:4
Psalm 139:23–24
Hebrews 12:1
2 Corinthians 12:9

Resources Mentioned:
Read the full blog post: When Trauma Shows Up in Parenting → https://leslievernick.com/blog/understanding-and-breaking-the-cycle-of-trauma-responses-in-parenting/

Learn more about Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI): - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/trust-based-relational-intervention-tbri-works-leanne/

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