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Even though we’re adults, there’s still a child inside us. One who may have experienced tough things earlier in life. For some people, these difficult situations have caused our inner child to carry ...

The journey of reparenting begins with recognizing how childhood experiences shape our adult lives. When early emotional needs go unmet, the impact can resonate through relationships and ...

(CNN) — Imagine your dad was a bully. If so, when you were a child, he might have withheld affection and warmth and been quick to be critical if things didn’t go his way. As an adult, you would find ...

In between the chaos and the joy of parenting is something that doesn’t typically come up in everyday conversation: The ability to break cycles and rewrite the script by becoming the parent you needed ...

'I feel totally ashamed after I unleash. I don’t know how to stop it.' If I had a dollar for every time I heard those words, in a therapy session, over the years, I would retire a wealthy woman.

(CNN) -- Imagine your dad was a bully. If so, when you were a child, he might have withheld affection and warmth and been quick to be critical if things didn't go his way. (CNN) — Imagine your dad was ...