
295. The Parent Blame Boomerang
UnF*ck Your Brain: Feminist Self-Help for Everyone
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The Irony of Demonizing Yourself in Parenting
"My goal in parenting is to be emotionally regulated, you know, as much as I can be," she says. "If I am racked by guilt and shame and anxiety about doing it all wrong ... then I am not able to show up regulated or calm." Even if you don't have children of your own, the way you were parented will affect how you parents areParenting advice: Don't blame yourself for everything a child experiences.
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