Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I recently sat down with Nicole LePera, Ph.D., also known as The Holistic Psychologist, to talk about something that affects ...

Emotional maturity is being able to say, 'This feeling makes sense. But I can choose what to do now.' It is when your adult ...

The journey of reparenting begins with recognizing how childhood experiences shape our adult lives. When early emotional needs go unmet, the impact can resonate through relationships and ...

(CNN) -- Imagine your dad was a bully. If so, when you were a child, he might have withheld affection and warmth and been quick to be critical if things didn't go his way. (CNN) — Imagine your dad was ...

'I feel totally ashamed after I unleash. I don’t know how to stop it.' If I had a dollar for every time I heard those words, in a therapy session, over the years, I would retire a wealthy woman.

How Negative Self-Talk Wreaks Havoc on Our Lives. Source: PeopleImages / GettyImages We all talk to ourselves. Self-talk is what separates us from other species and leads us to the top of the food ...

While you can start now, working through reparenting with a therapist can help give you perspective on what traumas you need to work through, tools to help you maintain self-compassion in difficult ...