Hard Beautiful Journey
Tiff Carson
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Untriggering Motherhood: Healing Childhood Trauma While Raising Kids
Motherhood is already a challenge—but what happens when your own childhood trauma resurfaces while raising your kids? In this deeply powerful conversation, Emily Cleghorn, an award-winning Trauma Recovery Coach, author, and speaker, shares her journey of recognizing and healing childhood trauma in the midst of parenting. Emily gets real about the triggers, guilt, and breakthroughs that come with unlearning generational patterns. She opens up about the moment she realized her past was affecting her parenting, how she learned to pause before reacting, and how gratitude rewired her brain from a trauma response to grounded motherhood. If you're a parent struggling with triggers, trying to break cycles, or simply looking for healing tools for emotional resilience, this episode is for you. 00:00 - Intro: Why This Episode Matters 02:15 - The Moment Emily Realized Trauma Was Affecting Her Parenting 06:30 - How Triggers Are Instant Time Machines 10:45 - Breaking Generational Cycles: Becoming the Parent You Needed 14:20 - How Self-Compassion Changes Everything 19:00 - The Power of Pausing Before Reacting 23:15 - Gratitude & Rewiring the Trauma Response 28:45 - What Moms Need to Hear Most Right Now 35:10 - Closing Thoughts & Special Offer 🎧 Plus, get 50% off Emily’s Trigger Toolkit! Use code HBJ50 at coaching.mamahoodaftertrauma.ca/triggertoolkit. Connect with Emily Cleghorn: Instagram: @emily.mamahoodaftertrauma YouTube: Mama Hood After Trauma Connect with me, Tiff Carson: Instagram: @iamtiffcarson Instagram: @hardbeautifuljourney
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