The Best of You Episode 6: Do I Really Have an Inner Child? What It Means to Reparent Yourself
Jun 9, 2022
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Inner Child Is Embedded Memory
- The "inner child" names the collection of early versions of yourself held in memory.
- These prior selves continue to shape present behavior through embedded memories.
Explicit Versus Implicit Memory
- Explicit memories are conscious recollections while implicit memories live in neurobiology outside awareness.
- Both explicit and implicit memories prime your expectations and shape current reactions.
Caregiving Shapes Expectation
- Early caregiving encodes expectations about help and comfort into your nervous system.
- If you weren't comforted, you get primed to expect abandonment when distressed.