Reclaiming Yourself: A Step-by-Step Guide to Self-Healing and Reparenting Yourself (Podcast Episode 323)

reparenting yourself

If you’ve ever felt like something was missing in your emotional development, struggled with self-worth, or found yourself repeating unhealthy patterns in relationships, you might need reparenting. In this episode, we’re diving deep into what reparenting is, my top six signs that you need to work on this, and my two-step guide to making it happen. Today, you’ll walk away with a ton of actionable strategies to start reparenting yourself, because it’s never too late to give yourself the care and validation you deserve.

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Free to all listeners:

Patreon – All Tiers:

  • Journaling Prompts to help deepen the reparenting journey
  • A Daily Reparenting Checklist

Patreon – Tiers II and III:

  • A worksheet to help you reparent yourself, which includes how to identify your unmet childhood needs and more on developing self-compassion and strengthening emotional regulation
  • And a Guided Audio Exercise (yes, my soothing voice coming at you even more)

Patreon – Tier III only:

  • A Healthy Household Checklist

Patreon – Bundle for $7.99 includes:

  • Everything listed above plus the blog post

Resources for Reclaiming Yourself: A Step-by-Step Guide to Self-Healing and Reparenting Yourself

The Secret to Managing Your Emotions: A-Step-By-Step Guide

Overcoming Insecurity and Silencing Your Inner Critic

Eight Ways to Build Your Confidence and Self-Esteem

Why People Chase Toxic Relationships and Unavailable Partners

How Your Attachment Style Affects Your Personal Relationships

Codependency, Counter-Dependency and Narcissism, Oh My!

How to Overcome Your Fear of Rejection and Abandonment

How to Stop Being a Perfectionist So You Can Start Being Happy

Four Ways to Be More Self-Aware

5 Research-Backed Ways to Have More Self-Discipline and Self-Control

How to Stop Overthinking and Let Things Go that Bother You

How to Heal Yourself Emotionally: Mastering Self-Regulation For a Happier Life

How to Make Mindfulness a Habit

Feelings list

Grounding Exercises

The Four Ways to Be More Resilient So You Can Be Happier in All Your Relationships

Is Self-Compassion The Secret to a Happy Relationship?

Abby’s Step-By-Step Guide to Starting Your Day Right

Lovingkindness Guided Meditation

Golden Light Body Scan

Research

Emotional Dynamics and Emotion Regulation in Intimate Relationships by Tamara Luginbuehl, Dominik Schoebi

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Kligyte, V., Connelly, S., Thiel, C., & Devenport, L. (2013). The Influence of Anger, Fear, and Emotion Regulation on Ethical Decision Making. Human Performance26(4), 297–326. https://doi.org/10.1080/08959285.2013.814655

Resilience and Mental Health: Challenges Across the Lifespan 1st Edition by Steven M. Southwick (Editor), Brett T. Litz (Editor), Dennis Charney (Editor)

Inwood, E. and Ferrari, M. (2018), Mechanisms of Change in the Relationship between Self-Compassion, Emotion Regulation, and Mental Health: A Systematic Review. Appl Psychol Health Well-Being, 10: 215-235. https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12127

Torre, J. B., & Lieberman, M. D. (2018). Putting Feelings Into Words: Affect Labeling as Implicit Emotion Regulation. Emotion Review. https://doi.org/10.1177/1754073917742706

Callow, T. J., Moffitt, R. L., & Neumann, D. L. (2021). External shame and its association with depression and anxiety: the moderating role of self-compassion. Australian Psychologist, 56(1), 70–80. https://doi.org/10.1080/00050067.2021.1890984

Lefebvre, I., Montani, F., & Courcy, F. (2020). Self-Compassion and Resilience at Work: A Practice-Oriented Review. Advances in Developing Human Resources. https://doi.org/10.1177/1523422320949145

Wadsworth, L.P., Forgeard, M., Hsu, K.J. et al. Examining the Role of Repetitive Negative Thinking in Relations Between Positive and Negative Aspects of Self-compassion and Symptom Improvement During Intensive Treatment. Cogn Ther Res 42, 236–249 (2018).

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