The Return Home
Carl Jung said:
“Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakens.”
Healing doesn’t mean blaming the past; it means becoming conscious of how it shaped you—so you can choose differently now.
This is where re-parenting begins.
1. Speak to Yourself with Kindness
Notice the way you talk to yourself.
When you make a mistake, do you criticize or comfort yourself?
When you’re tired, do you push through or allow yourself to rest?
Most of us speak to ourselves in the voice of those who wounded us. Re-parenting means choosing a new voice—one of patience, truth, and compassion.
2. Give Yourself What You Needed Back Then
If you need safety, build routines that feel safe.
If you need love, practice self-compassion.
If you needed freedom to play, let yourself laugh, create, and rest without guilt.
Healing isn’t just about fixing pain—it’s about reclaiming joy.
3. Say the Words Your Younger Self Needed to Hear
Sometimes healing is as simple as saying:
> “I’m here now. I won’t abandon you like they did. You didn’t deserve what happened to you. You are enough. You are safe with me.”
Say it out loud. Write it in your journal. Say it again when the old voices get loud.