The Trauma of Growing Up with a Holocaust Survivor

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Show Notes for this Episode

• My mom was born in hiding during the Holocaust and lost most of her family. She had bipolar disorder and schizophrenic manic delusions and was an awful parent. She is in a home and I help care for her. How do I reconcile what she went through and how bad of a mom she was?
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As heard on this episode:

• Conversation Starters
• BetterHelp
• Redefining Anxiety
• John's Free Guided Meditation
• Ramsey+

tags: trauma/PTSD, parenting, family, anger/resentment/bitterness, anxiety

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