Reparenting Your Inner Child

May 15, 2015 by Thomas 1 Comment

Counselor Carl lights the path to healing childhood wounds.

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The adult is a metaphor for the part of the brain that is rational, lives in the present moment, and sees things as they are, right here, right now. The wounded child is a metaphor for the part of the brain that contains the unhealed emotional wounds from childhood and sees the present as the past.

Photo—Keoni Cabral/Flickr

About Thomas

Thomas G. Fiffer is a graduate of Yale University and holds an M.A. in creative writing from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is a professional writer, editor, publisher, speaker, and storyteller. You can find out more about his publications and services at Thomas G. Fiffer and connect with him on Facebook and Twitter. His books, Why It Can't Work: Detaching From Dysfunctional Relationships to Make Room for True Love, What Is Love? A Guide for the Perplexed to Matters of the Heart, and The Alphabet of Love: A Primer for the Language of the Heart are available on Amazon. Recently, Tom and his writing partner, Julia Bobkoff, founded Christmas Lake Creative, an inspired community of writers, where they offer workshops and coaching, and Christmas Lake Press, an independent publishing company. Tom lives in Connecticut and is working on a memoir and his first novel. The latest release from Christmas Lake Press, Where the Light Is Brighter, features Tom as a co-author.