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Medical trauma comes in many different forms. For some people it's a life-threatening illness, or surviving an emergency medical procedure. For others, it's a chronic condition that requires repeated procedures and hospitalizations. Whatever the cause, it can be traumatizing to live through a real or perceived threat to life or bodily integrity during medical care.

Picture this: you arrive at work with a renewed sense of hope. When you get home at the end of the day you can just turn it all off. You can spend time living YOUR OWN LIFE, getting great sleep, and maybe, just maybe, not feeling like the weight of the world is on your shoulders.

Trauma can quietly shape the way we, as parents and caregivers, connect with our children, especially during the critical early stages of life. When a parent carries unresolved trauma, it doesn’t just affect their own well-being—it can influence the emotional bonds formed with children and mental health during the perinatal period for birthing parents.* Understanding this connection between caregivers and little ones, big kids, and teens is key to supporting families in build