You may have heard about someone having a "dark side" (no, we're not talking about Star Wars). You may even think you (or a friend or partner) have one. The concept is simple and similar to the Jekyll ...

At 28, Tori Bell felt stuck—both in a career and in a relationship going nowhere. After she shared her feelings with friends, one suggested journalling and meditation. Her workplace offered a weekly ...

Interested in kicking off your own shadow work healing journey? Here’s what you need to know. This concept stems from psychoanalyst Carl Jung who defined the shadow as “the unconscious part of our ...

"Inner-child work" therapy focuses on the unmet needs of childhood, and how fulfilling those needs can lead to a complete, more confident, and self-actualized individual. This work is mostly ...

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. When Ellen Line started therapy in her late 20s, she was struggling in her marriage, and with her perfectionist and people-pleasing tendencies. One day, ...

When childhood trauma isn’t addressed, it can resurface in new ways throughout adulthood. However, it’s never too late to work toward healing. Everyone has an inner child. You might see this inner ...

In psychotherapy, the inner child is a part of the psyche that feels like a person’s childhood self. Inner child therapy refers to practices that aim to heal a wounded inner child. Inner child therapy ...