“No one’s going back for that inner child. Except you.” ~Tanya Markul Everyone has an inner child. Your inner child is You but it’s not a childlike personality you have held onto all these years. It’s ...

For people who had a particularly difficult upbringing, acknowledging their inner child is an essential step toward healing, self-understanding and personal growth. When we experience pain, rejection, ...

In psychotherapy, the inner child is a part of the psyche that feels like a person’s childhood self. Inner child therapy refers to practices that aim to heal a wounded inner child. Inner child therapy ...

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 ...

Have you ever noticed yourself overreacting to something relatively small? Or feeling anxious without a clear reason? Or suddenly experiencing a sense of powerlessness in situations where, logically, ...

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. When Ellen Line started therapy in her late 20s, she was struggling in her marriage, and with her perfectionist and people-pleasing tendencies. One day, ...