‘Foster care was never a question of ‘if’ but ‘when.’: Former foster youth overcomes trauma to offer a home to kids in need

Reasons I go to therapy: Secondary trauma from caring for my children, (primary) trauma from caring for my children, grief and loss of losing (foster) children, the upheaval of the state invading my home and life, learning to rest, accusations & CPS investigations, my children’s mental health, my ADHD, chronic stress from the courts determining our lives for so many years, bad workers, physical & emotional abuse at the hands of my kids, keeping my good marriage good, ambiguous loss, stressful wo

90% of children and adolescents in alternative care suffered trauma or abuse from their biological family

Healing from childhood trauma looks different for everyone, but here are some common shifts that I see for many clients in therapy. Healing is possible, even if it isn’t always pretty, comfortable, or easy. #childhoodtrauma #traumarecovery #traumahealing #therapist #traumatherapy #psychologistsofinstagram #psychologist #traumatrigger #ptsd #cptsd #complextrauma | Psychologywithphoebe