A gentle, validating, and insightful guide to reparenting your wounded inner child and finding peace, healing, and wholeness as an adult.
If you experienced trauma as a child-including physical, sexual, or emotional abuse; neglect; household dysfunction; or toxic stress-you may struggle with anxiety, depression, or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as an adult. Early childhood trauma can cause lasting effects, keeping you feeling stuck, lost, and unable to move forward. But you can heal the pain of the past and reclaim well-being in the present.
If you're struggling with unresolved childhood trauma, reconnecting with your vulnerable inner child can unlock profound healing and set the stage for profound personal growth. Written by an expert in childhood trauma, this gentle guide presents an integrative approach that merges inner child work with self-compassion techniques to help you "reparent" the wounded aspects of yourself that were lost, frozen in time, or traumatized-so you can start moving toward the life you were meant to live.
This compassionate guide will help you:
• Identify past trauma-and heal from its effects
• Recognize how trauma responses can manifest in your daily life
• Establish a connection with your wounded inner child
• Understand your childhood needs through a new lens
• Explore the impacts of abusive, authoritarian, passive, and neglectful parenting
• Create a "reparenting plan" to address your unmet needs
In your journey toward healing, this gentle guide can serve as a beacon of hope and resilience. By gaining a better understanding of your childhood trauma and the transformative power of reparenting, you'll be empowered to rewrite the narrative of your past and step into a future guided by self-compassion and inner strength. For individuals struggling with unresolved childhood trauma, reconnecting with their vulnerable inner child can unlock profound healing and foster powerful personal growth. Written by an expert in childhood trauma, this gentle guide presents an integrative approach that merges inner child work, EMDR, and internal family systems (IFS) therapy with self-compassion techniques. Using these skills, readers are empowered to "reparent" the wounded aspects of themselves that were lost, frozen in time, or traumatized-and regain wholeness and well-being.
Nicole Johnson, LPC, MEd, is a licensed professional counselor and certified clinical trauma professional with a dual master's in education and counseling and a bachelor's degree in political science. A member of the American Counseling Association and the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Johnson is also a certified life coach, and is owner and founder of Oak and Ivy Therapy Services. She is known as "The Ginger Shrink" on social media, and offers her nationally available virtual psychoeducation course on trauma and abuse called "Get a G.R.I.P." Johnson presents at conferences around the country where she frequently speaks on childhood trauma, abuse, and her unique approach to healing. She hosts a virtual workshop on "Reparenting Your Inner Child," and lives in Boise, ID.
Foreword writer Lindsay C. Gibson, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist with more than thirty years' experience working in both public service and private practice. Her books-including the #1 Amazon best seller, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents-have sold more than a million copies, and have been translated into thirty-seven languages. In the past, Gibson has served as an adjunct assistant professor, teaching doctoral clinical psychology students clinical theory and psychotherapy techniques. Her website is available at http://www.lindsaygibsonpsyd.com/. Gibson lives and works in Virginia Beach, VA. Johnson resides in Boise, Idaho.
