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Complete Guide To Reparenting

This document provides an overview of reparenting, which involves giving oneself the care and needs that were not received as a child. Reparenting helps people understand themselves better, improve relationships, and regulate their nervous system. It involves checking in on one's needs, practicing self-care acts daily, addressing the needs of the inner child, and making time for unstructured activities to bring joy. The goal is to heal from childhood experiences by learning to meet one's own needs through compassionate self-parenting.

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Complete Guide To Reparenting

This document provides an overview of reparenting, which involves giving oneself the care and needs that were not received as a child. Reparenting helps people understand themselves better, improve relationships, and regulate their nervous system. It involves checking in on one's needs, practicing self-care acts daily, addressing the needs of the inner child, and making time for unstructured activities to bring joy. The goal is to heal from childhood experiences by learning to meet one's own needs through compassionate self-parenting.

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A Complete Guide to

Reparenting Yourself

Dr. Nicole LePera


@the.holistic.psychologist

What is Reparenting?
Reparenting is the act of giving
yourself what you didn't receive as
a child. By reparenting ourselves we Why reparenting?
learn powerful skills and how to Many of us were raised in homes with
make choices in our own best parents who couldn't meet our
interest. emotional needs. This creates
situations where we: struggle in
relationships, self-betray, or
feel shame. Reparenting helps us
understand ourselves and others
better and improves our relationships.

Reparenting Emotional Check-in:


My needs matter ____ I feel tired
The first step in reparenting is ____ I feel hungry
understanding our own needs. Many of us
____ I feel like I want to connect with someone
have been taught to abandon our needs, or
to take care of a parent-figures needs before ____ I feel like I want someone to listen to me
our own. By understanding our own needs ____ I feel numb or bored
we can find healthy ways to meet them.
____ I feel uninspired
____ I feel energetic
____ I feel joyful
____ I feel like I need space
"To understand our needs, ____ I feel like I want time alone
we have to understand ____ I feel angry
what we feel." ____ I feel overwhelmed

Reparenting Acts Reparenting Self Care Menu:


of Self Care: ____ I can rest or take a nap
practice one self care act day for 30 days ____ I can make myself a meal or have a snack
____ I can call someone I care about
____ I can ask someone to listen while I vent
____ I can take a quick walk around the block
Once we understand our needs,
____ I can create (draw, write, paint, journal)
we can meet them through acts of
____ I can dance or exercise
self care. Self care regulates our
____ I can do something fun and silly
nervous system, and creates
emotional health. Different needs ____ I can ask for the space I need
will require different acts of self care. ____ I can set a boundary
____ I can stand up for myself
____ I can ask for and take a break

My Inner Child
Our Inner Child
Has 5 Core Needs:
We each have an inner child, or the child-
like part of ourselves. Our inner child
carries all the subconscious memories of to be seen
our past as well as our true, spontaneous, to be heard
joyful nature. to belong
to feel safe
to authentically self express

Place your hand on


your heart and say
Affirmations: to yourself:
Reparenting For "I am safe, now"
Our Inner Child "I promise to keep you safe"
"You are worthy of love"
Find a safe space where you "How you feel matters"
feel comfortable. Spend just "It wasn't your fault"
3-5 minutes saying these
affirmations to yourself
"I will keep us protected"
every morning or before bed "Every day we are healing"

Practice: Find a
photo of you at age You're reparenting
5 and put it in a this younger version
place you'll see of yourself
every day. Every time you look at the photo,
remember that you're doing this for
"little you". When you go to criticize or
shame yourself, remember that you're
talking to that 5 year old. This will help
you be more kind and compassionate
towards yourself.

Practice: Find Unstructured time Ideas:


Unstructured Time ____ Watch your favorite movie
____ Learn a new skill that excites you
____ Find a new hobby
____ Make something for fun
Many of us are always going or keep ____ Come up with a new recipe
ourselves running around with never- ____ Go for a hike
ending "to do" lists. As we reparent our ____ Explore a new restaurant or part of town
inner child, we have to plan unstructured
____ Plant an herb or flower
time to do things that bring us joy without
any desired outcome. ____ Lay in the sun
____ Listen to music

____ I can ask for and take a break

Ideas for practice: you can print this


out and use it as a check list. Practice
these things for 30 days. Share your @the.holistic.psychologist
journey and tag us on social media. @selfhealers.circle
The more you practice reparenting,
the more healing you'll discovery.
NOTE: You are free to bring this guide into any setting and share it
with anyone, in any way you choose. It can be used in therapy, in
group settings, at work, or anywhere else. This information is created
for sharing and is intended to be shared. May it be of healing benefit.

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