Authentic Parenting How Your Unhealed Past Keeps Controlling Your Parenting with GG Renee Hill
Nov 10, 2025
GG Renee Hill, an author and creative coach, dives into how our childhood narratives impact our parenting today. She emphasizes the importance of reconnecting with our inner child to parent authentically and overcome harmful patterns. Hill discusses reframing cultural expectations of strength, particularly for Black mothers, and the significance of modeling accountability for children after making mistakes. Finally, she highlights the healing power of storytelling and rewriting personal narratives, offering tools for growth and transformation.
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Old Stories Still Drive Parenting
- Childhood narratives continue to shape parenting even when we think we've 'broken the cycle'.
- GG Renee Hill noticed she often diminished her children's observations and bent to others' expectations instead of trusting herself.
Do Inner Child Reparenting Work
- Do inner child work and reconnect with unmet needs through journaling, therapy, and reading to reparent yourself.
- Identify and reclaim your authentic values so they guide your parenting instead of inherited scripts.
Redefining Strength In Parenting
- Cultural expectations (e.g., the 'strong Black mother') can push parents toward harsher discipline.
- GG reframed strength to include gentleness and authenticity as effective ways to prepare children for the world.
