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EPISODE · Apr 29, 2026 · 26 MIN

Parentification, Emotional Burnout, and Reparenting: How to Stop Managing Everyone Else and Start Regulating Yourself

from Home Is Where The Body Is · host Jenn

In this episode, I explore how recognizing the parentification of my childhood allowed me to leave behind obligatory caretaking in adult relationships. I reflect on how this shaped my journey toward being able to honestly say that home is wherever I am right now. I talk about:When Caretaking Replaces Childhood (00:54)How It Rewrites Adult Relationships (6:21)Reparenting and Nervous System Reset (11:36)This episode is created from an unedited writing fragment on my blog. Visit What My Connective Tissue Knows to read more.This podcast also has a YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@home-is-where-the-body-isHow to contact me:You’re welcome to share reflections, feedback, or thoughts at [email protected] this episode was meaningful to you:Leaving an honest review or sharing it with someone who might find it helpful is the best way to support this work.

In this episode, I explore how recognizing the parentification of my childhood allowed me to leave behind obligatory caretaking in adult relationships. I reflect on how this shaped my journey toward being able to honestly say that home is wherever I am right now. I talk about:When Caretaking Replaces Childhood (00:54)How It Rewrites Adult Relationships (6:21)Reparenting and Nervous System Reset (11:36)This episode is created from an unedited writing fragment on my blog. Visit What My Connective Tissue Knows to read more.This podcast also has a YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@home-is-where-the-body-isHow to contact me:You’re welcome to share reflections, feedback, or thoughts at [email protected] this episode was meaningful to you:Leaving an honest review or sharing it with someone who might find it helpful is the best way to support this work.

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