“Working with one’s inner child” is one of those psychotherapy concepts that has become mainstream. This post explores the concept in general and as it relates to living well with chronic illness.

Self-regulation is the ability to notice that your emotions are revving up and calm down before acting impulsively. The ability to stop oneself from acting on impulses takes quite a while to develop.

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 ...