5 Ways to Re-Parent Your Inner Child Every Day
It's not as abstract as you think and can be done anywhere, at any time.
Hello friends!
It’s been a minute since you’ve heard from me and I apologize for my silence. I’ve been doing some more personal healing and working on a special project (coming very soon!) and needed to take a break.
But I am back with a very special post to help break down and demystify the phrase “re-parent your inner child.”
I know, it sounds abstract and nebulous. But there’s actually a science to it and it’s not as complicated or as lofty as it sounds.
It can start as easily as just recognizing and acknowledging that you have an inner child (and probably many more children) in you. They’re all parts of you, frozen in time and in your body and nervous system. They could be the little kid who was bullied and learned to be invisible, or the child who could not find a welcome home, even within their own family of origin. They could be children of immigrants, stuck playing parent since childhood. They could be kids who were left home alone too often, alone and scared.
It doesn’t matter where you are or who you’re with. These parts pop up just like kids do—unexpectedly and impulsively. But luckily, there are daily practices that you can do to re-parent these parts of you so that they can catch up with the rest of you.
Read :: 5 Ways to Re-Parent Your Inner Child Every Day via Psychology Today
I often feel very triggered by the 17-year-old in me… what’s an age that keeps popping up for you?
xoxo
Sharon