Dr. Robyn Koslowitz
Clinical psychologist and parenting educator; trauma-informed approaches and Post-Traumatic Parenting podcast host.
Perfect Words Won’t Make Narcissistic Parents See You
For those of us who experienced a 'heads you win/tails I lose' dynamic in childhood, I wonder if the appeal of parenting scripts is that we've always been looking for the perfect words to explain ourselves? The perfect words to explain yourself to your narcissistic stepmom don't exist. No matter what you say, you're wrong. I've spent years as a therapist pointing this out. Our inner child fantasizes about saying those perfect words that will make them see. THEY WON'T SEE.
Parenting Is a Skill, Not a Perfect Script
❤️🩹SEND this to a friend that needs to hear this. There isn’t a perfect script that fixes everything. There isn’t one right way to do this. The truth is, parenting is a skill. And skills are learned, practiced, and repaired in real...
Choose Your Practice, Reclaim Power, Break Trauma Cycles
❤️🩹Send this to a mom who needs this reminder. This is where you get your power back. “I didn’t get to choose what I was taught. But I do get to choose what I practice now.” That shift isn’t pressure, it’s agency. It’s how...
EMS Adds Sustainable Support to Trauma‑Recovery Workouts
Is EMS training replacing all my other workouts? No. Is it earning a spot in my rotation? Absolutely. Because this isn’t about extremes. It’s about finding ways to support a body that’s carried stress, trauma, and everything in between. I’m building something sustainable,...
Understanding Trauma Empowers Healing and Breaks Cycles
It’s not you. It’s your trauma. And when you understand it, you can change it. You don’t have to do it alone ❤️🩹 #PostTraumaticParenting #CycleBreaking #NervousSystemHealing
One in Seven Men Lack Close Friendships, Need Emotional Safety
‼️1 in 7 men don’t have a single close friend. You read that right. And honestly- it’s probably higher. This conversation goes deeper into what it means to raise boys with both strength and emotional safety, and why so many...