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Rewire Your Past to Boost Self-Esteem, Psychologist Says

Psychologist Marisa Franco says revisiting painful memories and offering reassurance to your younger self can boost self-esteem. This memory reconsolidation exercise, called reparenting, transforms how past events shape self-worth, reducing trauma symptoms and strengthening feelings of value.