Triggered Moms Raise Triggered Kids: Amy Haydak

Motherhood will expose you. Because it activates everything you haven’t healed.

In this episode of Minding Mine, I sit down with licensed clinical social worker and parenting coach Amy Haydak, and we talk about what it really means to break generational cycles — while you’re still in the middle of raising your kids.

Not after therapy. Not once you’ve “figured it out.” Right now. 

We talk about emotional regulation. The real-life version. The grocery store meltdown version. The snapping over dishes version. The “why am I this angry?” version.

Most of us weren’t taught how to feel.
We were taught to behave.

So now we’re raising children who feel out loud… and it’s confronting.

In this conversation, we unpack:

• Why you don’t even realize you’re activated half the time

• What emotional regulation actually feels like in your body

• The difference between authority and leadership

• How subtle trauma shapes your reactions

• Why your child isn’t being “defiant” — they’re dysregulated

• What repair looks like when you mess up

• How to reparent yourself while raising your kids

We also talk about guilt — because once you see the pattern, you can’t unsee it.

But awareness is power.

You don’t need to be a perfect mother, you need to be an intentional one.

Cycle breaking isn’t about getting things right every time.

It’s about raising kids who feel safe — not kids who fear disappointing you.

If you’re tired of snapping and spiraling…
If you want connection instead of control…
If you feel like you’re healing and parenting at the same time…

This episode is for you.

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Book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FQ7Y3T54

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