Sometimes, that inner kid is still looking for reassurance in ways you might not expect. Here are 14 signs that your inner ...

TikTok is like America Idol for mental health, where once-obscure therapies go for their big break. Such is the case with ...

I’m mindlessly scrolling on my laptop one night when I remember the blog I used to write as a nine-year-old. To my surprise, it’s still live. I spend the rest of the evening poring over my ...

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 ...

Externally together, internally struggling. You may hear how well you handle tough situations, but feel confused on the symptoms you still experience. Battling anxiety, trauma, depression, and past ...

In relationships, we are expected to solve problems in adult ways. Partners clash over such mature issues as financial priorities, division of chores, parenting disagreements, mismatched expectations ...

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, ...

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It was the early ’70s , a colorful, tumultuous time in history. It was also my coming of age time. I was a ’tween who had been transplanted from her Old Kentucky (suburban) Home to “Bezerkley.” I may ...

Reparenting yourself promises to improve mental health by taking care of childhood wounds. Here's how to start reparenting yourself. “Reparenting is the process of rewiring our earliest beliefs and ...