Post Traumatic Parenting Breaking the Trauma Cycle

🎧 Listen now as Post Traumatic Parenting is explored in this powerful and emotional audio interview about trauma, caregiving, and healing.  ⭐ Listen Here

In this engaging interview on Chatting with Betsy, Betsy Wurzel welcomes Dr. Robyn Koslowitz to discuss Post Traumatic Parenting and her powerful new book, Post Traumatic Parenting: Break the Cycle and Become the Parent You Always Wanted To Be. Dr. Koslowitz shares how early trauma, unprocessed grief, and PTSD can deeply influence parenting styles—and how awareness can begin real healing.

During the conversation, Dr. Koslowitz courageously shares her own childhood trauma of growing up with a father who had a severe heart condition. She recounts the devastating experience of performing CPR on her father and watching him die in her arms when she was just 16 years old, and how that trauma shaped her later life.

Betsy and Dr. Koslowitz also discuss caregiving PTSD. Betsy shares that while she had witnessed death during her nursing career, watching her husband die was an entirely different and deeply traumatic experience.

One of the most heartfelt moments in the interview comes when Dr. Koslowitz shares a story about her 10-year-old son asking her, “Mommy, where do you go when you go away behind your eyes?”—a powerful reminder of how children intuitively sense emotional withdrawal caused by unresolved trauma.

Dr. Koslowitz explains the different Post-Traumatic Parenting types outlined in her book:

• The Entangled Parent

• The Perfectionist Parent

• The Paralyzed Parent

• The Survivor Parent

Together, Betsy and Dr. Koslowitz explore how trauma shows up in parenting, why parents become triggered, and how cycles of trauma can be broken. Dr. Koslowitz emphasizes a central message of her work: “You have to reveal it to heal it.”

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About the Author

Dr. Robyn Koslowitz, PhD, has been a licensed clinical psychologist since 2017 and currently practices at The Center for Psychological Growth of New Jersey, where she focuses on trauma-informed psychotherapy for children, adolescents, and families.

She is the Educational Director of Targeted Parenting™ and the host of the popular Post Traumatic Parenting podcast and YouTube channel. Dr. Koslowitz is also a parenting educator and a TEDx speaker. Her work is regularly published in Psychology Today and she has appeared on Fox, CNN, NewsNation, and other national television outlets.

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Betsy’s Recommendations

Betsy highly recommends Post Traumatic Parenting and encourages parents to follow Dr. Koslowitz on Instagram, where she has already learned valuable insights. Betsy also recommends watching Dr. Koslowitz’s TEDx talk and visiting her website to explore the services and Targeted Parenting™ classes she offers.

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💡 Why It Matters

Parenting doesn’t begin in the present moment—it often starts with the unspoken memories we carry from our own childhoods. When trauma remains unhealed, it can quietly shape the way we respond to stress, connection, and caregiving. This interview offers insight into how past pain becomes a pattern—and how compassionate awareness can begin to break that cycle.

For caregivers, parents, and those still healing from personal loss, Dr. Robyn Koslowitz’s work is a reminder that transformation begins with truth. By naming what hurts, we give ourselves and our children the power to grow beyond it.

💬 What Do You Think?

Have you experienced how past trauma affects parenting—or caregiving?
Do you relate to any of the Post-Traumatic Parenting types Dr. Koslowitz described?

‘We’d love to hear your thoughts, reflections, or personal experiences in the comments below. Every story shared helps someone else feel seen.’

Links & Resources

⭐Amazon- Editiors Pick- Best Non Fiction – Purchase the book:  Purchase Here

Website (author & services)
https://www.drrobynkoslowitz.com/about/

Book Website
https://posttraumaticparenting.com/post-traumatic-parenting-book/

Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/dr.koslowitzpsychology?igsh=a2U4NHMxMGdoeGN3

YouTube Channel
https://youtube.com/@posttraumaticparenting

TEDxTalk – Practicing Trauma-Informed Parenting
https://youtu.be/ZF09vjKqCyo

LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/drrobynkoslowitz

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