Reparenting Yourself With EMDR Therapy: Heal Attachment Wounds and Break the Cycle in Motherhood
Abbie Ames Abbie Ames

Reparenting Yourself With EMDR Therapy: Heal Attachment Wounds and Break the Cycle in Motherhood

Reparenting means giving yourself the steady attunement, boundaries, and care you missed so you can respond instead of react in motherhood. EMDR therapy helps your brain process attachment wounds and softens old triggers, so you can stop the vicious cycles and create new beliefs and patterns that serve you better. Pair the work with small and gentle supports like body cue check-ins, checking in with younger parts that need your attention, brief slow bilateral tapping, and gentle repair after conflict. As moms we carry quiet guilt about not feeling as grateful as we think we should, even when life looks “good.” This emotional weight doesn’t mean something is wrong with you; it means you’ve been carrying too much for too long. Working with a therapist who understands the mental load, grief, and trauma of motherhood can help you feel lighter, more grounded, and more connected to genuine joy again.  broken or dramatic. It’s because your nervous system is working overtime to protect you. For many moms, chronic worry is rooted in trauma, exhaustion, and the invisible pressure to keep everyone safe. With EMDR Therapy and support from a therapist, you can help your body and mind relearn what safety actually feels like. You deserve to feel inner calm, not panic.

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