How do we prevent traumatising our children with Tara Russell

Trauma-Aware Parenting — A Conversation with Tara Russell & Melissa Hiemann

In this heartfelt and honest episode, Melissa Hiemann and Tara Russell — co-creators of the Trauma-Aware Parenting Course — open up about the real journey of parenting while healing your own inner child.

They share candid life updates and reflections on the messy, beautiful balance of raising kids while managing work, health, and personal growth. Tara speaks vulnerably about how becoming a parent led her to explore embodied processing and somatic awareness practices that completely changed the way she relates to her children.

Together, they explore how trauma shapes our parenting patterns, why nervous-system regulation is the foundation of connection, and how self-awareness helps us move from reactivity to presence. This conversation is both deeply personal and profoundly practical — a reminder that every step we take toward healing ourselves brings healing to our families, too.

If you’re ready to parent with more presence, compassion, and confidence, learn more about the Trauma-Aware Parenting Course here: https://www.thecentreforhealing.com/trauma-aware-parenting

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