Practicing trauma-informed parenting | Robyn Koslowitz, PhD | TEDxUnion Women

When my son was 10 years old, he asked me a question I'll never forget. He said, "Mommy, where do you go when you go away behind your eyes?" And he started to cry. In that moment, my heart sank.I knew that my worst fear was coming true. my damage was damaging my kids. I wanted to lie to him.I wanted to say, "I don't go anywhere. I'm right here." But the truth is, I've been disappearing behind my eyes for a very long time. Ever since I tried to perform CPR on my father as he was dying, and he died in my arms ...