Hindsight is a funny thing. Looking back on Facebook memories with Roy, my daughter’s health leading up to her death, and all the other choices made leave me in a tailspin. In this episode, I look into the trauma I’ve experienced and how I reenacted it with the choices I made.
Key Takeaways:
[1:12] Trauma never goes away and retracing my steps
[3:43] Looking back on Facebook memories with Roy
[5:46] My kids getting upset and looking back on the choices I made
[9:37] Reenacting trauma that I’ve experienced
[12:58] Penny pinching and choosing between a Disney trip and dance classes
[15:42] Kenny being an amazing father and not wanting to cause disruption
[17:34] Taking Molly to the doctor’s, but wondering: did I do enough?
[20:13] Taking the power from traumatic memories
[21:35] Dealing with trauma after trauma, while my kids didn’t want the family apart
[23:11] Doing a movie with White Plains Hospital
[24:40] Recognizing the fantastic things I’ve done among the struggle
[26:27] The process of letting things go
[28:50] Thank you to Taylor for my shirt
Resources from this episode:
- The Body Keeps the Score
- The Body Keeps the Score Workbook
- The Sixth Sense
- The Nest Support Group
- Montefiore with Barb’s story
- The Nest shop
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