GIVING YOURSELF WHAT YOU NEEDED: HOW TO REPARENT YOUR INNER CHILD

Your parents aren't going to suddenly become the parents you needed. Your partner can't heal your childhood wounds. Your friends can't fill that void.

You have to do it yourself.

That's reparenting—the process of giving yourself the care, validation, boundaries, and emotional support you needed as a child but didn't receive. It's becoming your own good parent.

In this episode, we get real about what reparenting actually means, why it's some of the hardest work you'll do, and how to start giving yourself what you've been waiting for someone else to provide.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:

- What reparenting actually means (and what it's not)

- Why your unmet childhood needs don't expire when you grow up

- How to identify what you didn't receive as a child (validation, boundaries, safety, unconditional love)

- The concept of the "inner child" and why it matters

- A practical exercise to connect with your inner child

- What came up when I first did this work—and why it hurt so much

- How to give yourself permission to play, rest, and just be

- Why reparenting feels uncomfortable (and why that discomfort matters)

- The difference between self-care and reparenting

- How to become the adult you needed when you were young

This isn't soft, abstract therapy-speak. This is hard, uncomfortable, necessary work. Because what you needed as a child doesn't disappear just because you became an adult.

If you're carrying childhood wounds—if you didn't get emotional validation, healthy boundaries, affection, or safety—this episode will help you understand how to meet those needs yourself.

Nobody's coming to save you. You have to save yourself.

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CONTENT ADVISORY: This podcast discusses childhood trauma, unmet needs, emotional wounds, and mental health topics that may be activating. Please practice self-care while listening.

A Lot To Grow Through is a podcast about real healing, real conversations, and no filter. Hosted by Artis Desjardins, this is a space for thoughtful conversations on healing, growth, and the art of becoming. Here, you'll understand you have to grow through it, not just go through it.