Parenting Through Your Own Unhealed Wounds
Mon Feb 02 2026
Welcome to the Heal and Restore Podcast with Randy and Cathy Boyd—where we engage in honest conversations that help you heal, grow, and strengthen your relationships.
In today’s timely and deeply important episode, “Parenting Through Your Own Unhealed Wounds,” we explore how the pain we never had space to process doesn’t disappear—it often shows up in the way we parent, respond, and connect with our children.
Every parent brings their own story into the home. Learned survival strategies, unresolved trauma, unmet needs, and unspoken fears quietly shape how we discipline, nurture, protect, and react. For many, parenting becomes less about presence and more about performance—trying to keep the peace, avoid conflict, or be the parent we never had, all while ignoring our own emotional wounds.
We’ll unpack how childhood experiences, family dynamics, and unhealed emotional pain influence parenting styles, boundaries, emotional regulation, and communication. Without awareness, these wounds can be passed down unintentionally—impacting emotional safety, trust, and connection within the family.
In this episode, you’ll learn how to recognize when your reactions are coming from past pain rather than the present moment, why you may feel overwhelmed, triggered, or emotionally exhausted as a parent, and how to begin separating healthy guidance from fear-based control or self-sacrifice. We’ll share practical, grace-filled steps to pause, reflect, and begin parenting from a place of healing rather than survival.
Because the truth is, you can’t give what you were never given—until you begin to heal it.
But healing is possible.
If this episode speaks to your heart, be sure to follow, rate, and share the Heal and Restore Podcast. When parents do their own healing work, they don’t just change their lives—they change generations.
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Welcome to the Heal and Restore Podcast with Randy and Cathy Boyd—where we engage in honest conversations that help you heal, grow, and strengthen your relationships. In today’s timely and deeply important episode, “Parenting Through Your Own Unhealed Wounds,” we explore how the pain we never had space to process doesn’t disappear—it often shows up in the way we parent, respond, and connect with our children. Every parent brings their own story into the home. Learned survival strategies, unresolved trauma, unmet needs, and unspoken fears quietly shape how we discipline, nurture, protect, and react. For many, parenting becomes less about presence and more about performance—trying to keep the peace, avoid conflict, or be the parent we never had, all while ignoring our own emotional wounds. We’ll unpack how childhood experiences, family dynamics, and unhealed emotional pain influence parenting styles, boundaries, emotional regulation, and communication. Without awareness, these wounds can be passed down unintentionally—impacting emotional safety, trust, and connection within the family. In this episode, you’ll learn how to recognize when your reactions are coming from past pain rather than the present moment, why you may feel overwhelmed, triggered, or emotionally exhausted as a parent, and how to begin separating healthy guidance from fear-based control or self-sacrifice. We’ll share practical, grace-filled steps to pause, reflect, and begin parenting from a place of healing rather than survival. Because the truth is, you can’t give what you were never given—until you begin to heal it. But healing is possible. If this episode speaks to your heart, be sure to follow, rate, and share the Heal and Restore Podcast. When parents do their own healing work, they don’t just change their lives—they change generations.