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One of the more consistently confronting and, at times, embarrassing concepts that psychology forces us to consider is that of an ‘inner child.’ All of us have, along the years, made such efforts to ...

Even though we're adults, there's still a child inside us. One who may have experienced tough things earlier in life. For some people, these difficult situations have caused our inner child to carry ...

Childhood is short (and too short, for some), but the habits and thought patterns we internalize at a young age reach far into our adulthood. In her new book, Reparenting the Inner Child, bestselling ...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to Do the Work and How to Be the Love You Seek comes a groundbreaking guide to healing our childhood wounds and rediscovering our full potential As ...

CNN — (CNN) — Imagine your dad was a bully. If so, when you were a child, he might have withheld affection and warmth and been quick to be critical if things didn’t go his way. As an adult, you would ...

Everyone says we should take care of our inner child. For some of us, that may involve reparenting or learning to prioritize self-care. For others, it’s a way to tap into joy, confidence, and ...

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'I feel totally ashamed after I unleash. I don’t know how to stop it.' If I had a dollar for every time I heard those words, in a therapy session, over the years, I would retire a wealthy woman.

Imagine your dad was a bully. If so, when you were a child, he might have withheld affection and warmth and been quick to be critical if things didn’t go his way. As an adult, you would find yourself ...