Blog Posts on Reparenting, Trauma Healing, and Emotional Security
Explore articles by psychologist Dr. Lara Barbir on reparenting, inner child work, EMDR for depression, and the psychology of breaking generational cycles.
These articles explain how childhood experiences shape adult emotional patterns, relationships, and parenting styles and how healing those patterns creates emotionally secure individuals, families, and future generations. Topics frequently discussed include:
reparenting and inner child work
trauma-informed approaches to depression
emotional regulation and nervous system healing
breaking generational cycles in families
building emotionally secure relationships
These resources are designed to help readers understand their emotional patterns and begin the process of healing and reparenting themselves.
The Lost Child: When You Learned To Disappear
Were you the Lost Child? Learn how this childhood survival role leads to hyper-independence, loneliness, difficulty asking for help, and how reparenting supports healing
The Peacemaker Child: Why Conflict Feels So Terrifying
Do you avoid conflict, people-please, or feel responsible for everyone’s emotions? Learn how the Peacemaker Child role develops and how reparenting helps heal it.
The Golden Child: Why Being “Perfect” Didn’t Heal You
Were you the “Golden Child”? Learn how perfectionism and conditional love shape adult anxiety—and how to heal through reparenting.
The “Strong One” in the Family: How Childhood Roles Create Hyper-Independence
Were you the “strong one” growing up? Learn how unmet childhood needs create hyper-independence, why asking for help feels hard, and how reparenting can help you heal.