Sometimes our trauma responses don’t look like tears. Sometimes, they look like cold clarity.
They’re often confused but knowing the difference can shape the way your child learns boundaries and confidence.
A gentle pause, a family-first June, a quiet reminder that rest is reparenting too.
You learned to read the room. Shrink yourself. Stay “easy.” But you deserve more than survival mode.
The past came knocking in my sleep—and I answered with truth.
