Reparenting the Inner Child: The New Science of Our Oldest Wounds and How to Heal Them

This is such a wonderful nonfiction read! There was so much to unpack from this book. Reparenting your inner child is about healing yourself from past trauma you may or may not be aware of. I really enjoyed listening to all the ways we could have been affected throughout our lives and how it can impact us to this day with mental heath issues. The author gives much hope for healing with plenty of groundwork exercises one can do to heal. I found the entire book to have helpful advice and great knowledge. I will definitely be recommending and talking about this book!

This is my second book by this author and I’ve become a big fan of her work. This is an excellent book that resonated strongly with me. So much so, that by the time I reached 60%, I had already pre-ordered a physical copy. I can’t wait for it to arrive as it’s the kind of book that begs for sticky notes, highlighters, and journaling alongside each chapter. The exercises are thoughtfully designed and will certainly evoke some big emotions if you’re willing to take the time to work through them.

I learned a lot reading this. I’ve tabbed a few sections that I plan to talk about with my therapist.I also need to go through and complete all the activities that I want to complete but I finished reading all the content.

An insightful guide for anyone on an inner healing journey. I found the sections on attachment styles especially illuminating — they helped me understand long-standing patterns in myself and offered language for personal growth. The exercises and prompts invited deep self-reflection and felt both grounding and empowering. I would highly recommend this to introverts, journalers, and anyone seeking deeper self-awareness and emotional understanding.

Dr Nicole LePera is a psychologist who uses a holistic approach to help the mind and body heal from traumas. I have read and benefited from her previous books and very much looked forward to this one! Reparenting the Inner Child focuses on identifying wounds that have carried over from childhood, providing practical exercises at the end of chapters that will help you understand and heal.I learned so much from this book - life changing things that will help me heal parts of myself and better my relationships with others. I especially liked that not only does this book help me understand myself better, it helps me understand my parents and other loved ones better too - which helps to heal wounds that have been festering.

This book is packed with valuable information, delivered in a way that kept me engaged, interested, and motivated throughout. While many of the concepts themselves aren’t entirely new, they are organized and presented in a way that makes consistent practice feel accessible and achievable.

Nicole LePera breaks down complex emotional and psychological patterns into practical, understandable steps, making this a powerful resource for anyone interested in personal growth and healing.

I cannot recommend this book enough — I believe it will stand alongside some of the top titles in the psychological self-help genre.

This is another great resource by Dr. Nicole LePera. I knew I wanted to read it as soon as I saw she was publishing another book. I appreciate how she always explains things in a way that is easy to understand and digest. But the star of the show are all of the exercises provided in the book, to help you get to know your inner child and how to reparent them. I admittedly haven’t done all of the exercises yet, but there is a good reason for it. LePera points out in the book that it is important to do them in your own time, when ample time and attention can be given. That is where change and growth happen. As someone who has done a considerable amount of inner child work in the past, I appreciate that I still find plenty of value and learning in this book. Beyond the exercises, I appreciated the real world examples through LePera’s own experiences as well as those of her clients.

Anytime Dr. Nicole LePera writes a book. I am going to read it. When I saw the title of this one was Reparenting the Inner Child, I felt so seen. This is exactly the book I've been waiting for. Nicole gives such careful, knowledgeable and well researched advice because she has lived it, studied it and practices it in her own life, and that makes it even more meaningful. Even if you don't believe that your inner child is wounded I would highly recommend reading this book carefully and slowly because chances are you absolutely do have something within you that could be healed from the exercises and insights given in this book. She is a life changer and a healer.