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74. Emily Cleghorn - Mamahood After Trauma

Tawny Palm / Emily Cleghorn Season 1 Episode 74

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Trauma-surviving mama and advocate Emily Cleghorn joins Radiant Resilience to share how she moved from survival mode to creating a peaceful, responsive home. Emily opens up about her traumatic childhood, receiving a complex PTSD diagnosis, and the turning point after her daughter’s birth that sent every repressed emotion to the surface. We talk nervous system regulation, identifying and working with triggers, shifting from reactive to responsive parenting, and why community is a lifeline on the healing path. Emily breaks down her “Cycle Breaker’s Journey”—Rise, Break Free, Move Beyond—plus simple tools for your Trigger Toolkit (breathwork, journaling, tactile fidgets) and how to model regulation for your kids. We also touch on reframing “mother,” the power (and misconceptions) of forgiveness, and advocating for maternal mental health at a systems level.
Resources: Emily’s podcast Mamahood After Trauma; books Rising from the Ashes and Breaking Free: Parenting in the Midst of Trauma Recovery. If you’re feeling alone—you’re not. 💛

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