I sat front-row at my son’s school show, blood barely contained through the gauze and clapping through pain, believing this proved my love.

Hours later, an ER doctor said four words that cut deeper than my fall: “I can see your bone.”

This episode is a raw confession about how we sometimes parent from childhood scars, not wisdom, and I experienced this, that day. Why "toughing it out" is trauma in disguise. And how we accidentally teach our kids to abandon themselves when we refuse to heal.

You’ll walk away with:

• Clues on how to spot when fear (not love) drives your parenting choices

• Why adressing emotional scars is as vital as stitching wounds

• shifts to parent from wholeness, not inherited pain

For every parent who’s ever:

• Cancelled self-care for a "mom/dad emergency"

• Felt guilt for needing rest

• Worried they’re repeating family patterns

  
  

  I hope you enjoy this episode. Always feel free to share feedback with me via instagram @joelle.smaniotto