You Make Sense

From Fragmented to Whole: Tools to Tangibly Reparent Your Younger Parts

Episode Summary

What if the key to living more fully isn’t “fixing” yourself, but learning to meet every part of you with compassion? In this episode of You Make Sense, Sarah explores how reparenting our younger parts helps us move from fragmentation back into wholeness. She explains the role of vulnerable parts, protective parts, and the adult self, and how trauma can leave those younger parts stuck in the perpetual pain of the past. Sarah shares practical steps for recognizing, differentiating, and building trust with these parts so they no longer run our lives from the shadows. From learning to anchor in your adult self, to showing up consistently for your inner child, to offering both softness and fierce protection, she outlines a tangible process of reparenting that paves the way for more freedom, safety, and authentic self-expression.

Episode Notes

What if the key to living more fully isn’t “fixing” yourself, but learning to meet every part of you with compassion? In this episode of You Make Sense, Sarah explores how reparenting our younger parts helps us move from fragmentation back into wholeness. She explains the role of vulnerable parts, protective parts, and the adult self, and how trauma can leave those younger parts stuck in the perpetual pain of the past.

Sarah shares practical steps for recognizing, differentiating, and building trust with these parts so they no longer run our lives from the shadows. From learning to anchor in your adult self, to showing up consistently for your inner child, to offering both softness and fierce protection, she outlines a tangible process of reparenting that paves the way for more freedom, safety, and authentic self-expression.

Episode Highlights:

• [00:24] The importance of reparenting your younger parts
• [01:23] How trauma fragments us into vulnerable parts
• [05:38] The role of protectors in guarding against pain
• [08:14] Self vs. Self-like parts
• [11:55] Signs protectors are limiting your life
• [14:05] Reparenting your parts to end suffering and live fully
• [17:10] Anchoring in adult you through regulation
• [20:22] Differentiating Self from younger parts
• [22:30] Meeting, introducing, and building a relationship with your parts
• [27:26] Becoming the internal parent and safe home for your parts
• [31:05] Question 1: What you need to know about the age of your parts
• [38:12] Question 2: Overcoming resentment and anger after childhood trauma
• [52:53] Question 3: Why we might struggle with basic self-care

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