Are You Unknowingly Triggering These Two Toxic Emotions In Your Child?

Heal Your Relationships · Jan 22, 2026 · 20m

Most parents I work with are loving, thoughtful, and deeply invested in their children’s well-being.

And yet — even the best-intentioned parents can unintentionally trigger two emotions in their children that are deeply painful and long-lasting.

Not because they don’t care.

But because these patterns are so normalized, we rarely question them.

So in this episode, I walk you through the two most toxic emotions for a child’s nervous system, and how they quietly show up in everyday moments.

Also, why some common parenting techniques work but come at an emotional cost, but most importantly, how…