Caring for the Little Girl Within

About this episode

In this episode, Kianti Brown Whitney discusses the concept of reparenting oneself and shares her personal journey through infertility and grief.

In this week’s episode of Black Girls Bonding, I’m talking about something I never expected to record an episode on: what it means to reparent yourself, to care for the little girl you once were. I share a very personal part of my story, including my journey through infertility, the deep grief that followed, and how I slowly found my way back to myself with the support of therapy and a whole lot of honesty. When my therapist first introduced the idea of “parenting myself,” I wanted no parts o...

People in this episode

Host: Kianti Brown Whitney

Topics covered

• reparenting
• self-care
• infertility
• grief
• therapy
• personal journey

Keywords

• reparenting
• self-care
• infertility
• grief
• therapy
• personal growth

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