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Previous trauma can have a massive effect on current experience of exposure to a traumatic event, especially in more vulnerable periods of the life cycle, such as being a mother or a grandmother to young children/grandchildren during wartime. This study uses two modes of inquiry: first, a clinical case study illustrating how personal, intergenerational, and national traumas intertwine and impact present experiences, as revealed in therapeutic sessions with a soldier's mother; second, a qualitative study conducted through interviews with 35 mothers aged 28–73, of whom 19 shared past traumas they described as influencing their experiences following the October 7, 2023, terror attack and the subsequent Israel–Hamas war. A thematic analysis of the interviews identified three key themes capturing the mothers' experiences of the current trauma in view of previous traumas: (a) childhood trauma meets current trauma, (b) historical trauma meets current trauma, and (c) fear of children being haunted by the current trauma. The findings from these two complementary modes of inquiry shed light on the complex challenges faced by mothers during wartime, influenced by past traumas. They emphasize the interplay between their inner child and their identity as responsible parents, illustrating how their role as mothers provides them with meaning and enhances their coping abilities. Clinically, the study calls for the need for recognition and legitimacy to the different self-states and the needs that accompany them.