DiscoverGrow Yourself UpEp 133: Childhood Trauma, Embodiment, Parental Burnout and our Nervous Systems
Ep 133: Childhood Trauma, Embodiment, Parental Burnout and our Nervous Systems

Ep 133: Childhood Trauma, Embodiment, Parental Burnout and our Nervous Systems

Update: 2025-05-12
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In this wide ranging episode Cath focuses on parental burnout and talks about how we are more vulnerable to this if we have childhood trauma and why. She references recent research into this topic discussing what it is, risk factors for parental burnout, why it matters, how we can conceive of it through a nervous system lens and how we can support ourselves.


The link to the research discussed in the podcast, is listed below. 


Ren, X., Cai, Y., Wang, J. et al. A systematic review of parental burnout and related factors among parents. BMC Public Health 24, 376 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-17829-y


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Ep 133: Childhood Trauma, Embodiment, Parental Burnout and our Nervous Systems

Ep 133: Childhood Trauma, Embodiment, Parental Burnout and our Nervous Systems