Why is it that, for so many people, using a planner and calendar is so scary? Opening that nifty planner you got online— you know the nicely bound book with a calendar inside, as well as boxes for daily, weekly, and monthly goals— becomes like opening the Necronomicon to hellish feelings of dread, anxiety, self-criticism, and hopelessness. It’s there on the desk… staring at you!

Go back to the future starring your happy inner child and healthy caring adult modes.

We connect with the voices of child selves, parent/critic identified selves, and other modes so that they are really heard, often for the first time. This feels incredibly validating.

To use the five emotional needs as a guide to re-finding yourself, try these steps.

Learn what you can change about yourself and accept what you can't.

Chairwork therapist Amanda Garcia Torres shares insights on how dialogue heals.

Do you roll your eyes when you hear someone use the term “inner child?”

What are schemas?

At the end of your session, after you click away from the screen, you’ll still take away a glow of warmth and connection that makes therapy successful.