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Ep. 384 - How to Feel Safe, Trust, and Have Healthy Boundaries: Inner Child Healing Part 1

Dec 5, 2025
In this enlightening discussion, Janelle Nelson, an EMDR-certified Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, shares her expertise in childhood imprinting and inner child reparenting. She emphasizes how early touch and co-regulation shape our sense of safety and belonging. Janelle explores how reparenting can rewire our subconscious, helping us break free from harmful patterns linked to trauma. The conversation also touches on autonomy in early childhood, boundaries, and how these elements can influence our creativity and authenticity in adulthood.
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ANECDOTE

Hosts Normalize Imperfect Parenting

  • Jessica reflects that most of us weren't parented perfectly and shares her own family context to normalize imperfection.
  • She emphasizes nobody gets everything met and we can overwrite deficits now.
INSIGHT

Infancy Shapes Core Trust And Safety

  • The infancy phase (0–18 months) sets your core blueprint for trust, safety, and co-regulation with caregivers.
  • Early touch, routine, and caregiver regulation shape whether you feel safe to exist and have needs.
INSIGHT

Early Neglect Can Turn Off Emotional Signals

  • Repeated early unmet attunement can switch a baby into shutting down emotionally, producing adult avoidant patterns.
  • That avoidant energy shows as high boundaries, emotional disconnection, and pushing others away.
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