Like many trans people, I didn't experience a gender-affirming childhood. But since becoming a transmasculine adult, I've been able to recognize the "boy" within me. Self-parenting through buying ...

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 ...

"Inner-child work" therapy focuses on the unmet needs of childhood, and how fulfilling those needs can lead to a complete, more confident, and self-actualized individual. This work is mostly ...

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 ...

Sometimes, it feels like your adult self is not the only one making decisions. There's a younger version of you, your inner child, that often sneaks into your grown-up brain and takes over the ...

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, her therapist asked her to envision her “inner ...

Most of the time, I feel pretty comfortable as an adult. I love having a job. I love earning a salary that I can spend however I want (after, you know, bills and stuff). I love being able to do ...

In this blog we acknowledge the grinding tedium of the quest for a better life, and provide tips for adopting a more miserable one instead. (Those recalcitrants unwilling to relinquish the upward path ...

“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 ...