Healing your relationship with your inner child is one of the most profound journeys you can take. Your inner child holds the key to understanding past wounds, unmet needs, and unprocessed emotions.

“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 ...

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. 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, ...

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 ...

We all have moments where our behavior isn't exactly what we expect from a mature adult. Sometimes, it's like we switch over to autopilot and that little kid inside of us takes the wheel. Recognizing ...

Destructive behavior takes various forms: from subtle self-sabotage and self-defeating patterns to passive hostility to severe self-destructive symptoms, violent aggression and, sometimes, evil deeds.

If you spend much time on mental health Instagram or TherapyTok, you might’ve come across talk of how to “reparent” your “inner child.” Maybe you rolled your eyes and kept scrolling. Another ...

Inner Child is Health and Me's new mental health series where we deep dive into lesser-known aspects of child psychology and how it shapes you as you grow up. Often unheard, mistaken, and ...