Children are prone to scrapes on the playground, as well as bumps and bruises, especially as they become more mobile and learn their body's limits. These wounds generally heal or leave small scars ...

As an adult survivor of childhood abuse, rebuilding your self-esteem and repairing the emotional wounds of childhood can be a challenging and emotional process. If you're struggling with the effects ...

In a recent Instagram reel, poet Vianney Harelly crafts a message to herself in the form of a recordatorio de amor (reminder of love) card. It’s an exercise she learned in therapy, in which she writes ...

Your inner child is the part of you that's defined by your experiences while growing up. If you've experienced trauma, your inner child may need a bit of extra attention and care. Working with a ...

Healing your inner child isn’t about rewriting the past—it’s about making peace with it. It’s about allowing yourself to be the person you needed when you were younger, treating yourself with the ...

Discover Dr. Shefali’s proven techniques to heal your inner child, overcome past trauma, and cultivate self-love and ...

Everyone has a childhood memory—or many—that haunts them. It could be anything from a small hiccup like having an accident at a sleepover or being teased in school to a big-T trauma like abuse or ...

Prefixing the word “adaptive” before “child” is relatively new in therapy literature. And contrary to the word’s usual positive connotations, in this context, it’s much more ambiguous. Undeniably, all ...

Have you ever struggled to set boundaries with a partner? Or needed reassurance on first dates? Thought leaders in psychology and personal development are now, after some inspection, attributing these ...

“She held herself until the sobs of the child inside subsided entirely. I love you, she told herself. It will all be okay.” -H Raven Rose, Shadow Selves Reaching out to my inner child, bracing myself ...