The Untold Impact of Unhealed Trauma on Motherhood and How to Begin the Healing Journey

Yeah, so what message would you like the mama listening who is struggling with her life circumstances and feeling that feeling of hopelessness or like it's never going to get better? What would you like to say to her?

Well, you know, Emily, since those days, and that was actually, so I have been, I got out of the federal, my, the federal facility I was in on May 1st of 2020, right during COVID.

And so I've been out for almost six years.

And

During that time, I've started a company called Connecting to Cope.

And I thought of that while I was in prison, actually.

Connecting to Cope is named after my dog.

And he is like my person and the person that helps me.

And since that time and while being incarcerated, I guess what I would like that person to know is that nothing is hopeless and that there is somebody who can help you.

And you just need to find someone that you trust.

And you don't have to tell them your whole life story right away.

You just need to go to that person and tell them that you indeed need help.

And that is the beginning of your journey.

And that the only person who can do that for you is you.

And I've learned so much since I have started talking about my trauma.

And I talk to people who have been incarcerated, yes.

But I also talk to so many people who have not been, who have just suffered trauma.

And I know that your podcast is aimed at, you know, mothers who have had some kind of traumatic experience in their life.

And so many of us have, so many go unaddressed and that can add more challenges to motherhood than are already there.

Yes.

And I was that mama.

I just want to tell you that.

I was that mama.

My boys are 31 and 33 now, which makes me feel really old.

But they are now dads of their own.