In this episode of (re)Parenting Radio, Lisa unpacks a human experience every adult has but few truly understand: emotional regression — the moment when something small hits something old, and your body reacts like you’re 8 instead of the adult you are today.

We often call it being triggered, but Lisa explains what’s really happening inside the nervous system when a younger part takes the wheel because authenticity feels unsafe.

You’ll learn:

• What emotional regression actually is
Not immaturity — a survival program that once protected you.

• Why it happens with some people but not others
You can handle rejection at work but spiral at home because attachment, not stress, activates old wounds.

• How to recognize when your inner child is leading
Oversized reactions, losing your words, shame spikes, black-and-white thinking, or replaying the moment endlessly.

• Why parents and partners get triggered the most
Your nervous system stored emotional memories long before you had language, logic, or a prefrontal cortex.

• The 5 steps to bring your adult self back online

1. Awareness
2. Attunement
3. Safety
4. Reassigning leadership
5. Adult re-expression
   These steps form the foundation of the (re)Parenting Method℠.

When you stop regressing and start reparenting, everything shifts.
You communicate with clarity, stop personalizing others’ emotions, break old relational patterns, and finally respond from who you are, not who you had to be.

Emotional regression doesn’t mean you’re broken — it means you’re human. And reparenting is how you become the leader of your inner world again.

If this episode resonated and you want support integrating this work, you can reach Lisa at lisa@lisa-watson.com

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“You are not broken—you are programmed.
Healing is how you remember your original code.”

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Hey Tribe 💛,

This week on (re)Parenting Radio Lisa is joined by guest John Harper — Diamond Approach teacher, Enneagram guide, and author of The Enneagram World of the Child and Nurturing Essence: A Compass for Essential Parenting.

Together, they explore what John calls “the dance of development” — the way a child’s early environment, their parents’ personalities, and the nervous system’s survival responses weave together to create the sense of self we later mistake as “just who I am.”

You’ll hear John unpack:

• How fear, anger, shame, and the inner critic become core forces in ego development
• Why children almost always conclude, “It must be my fault,” when something goes wrong
• How early shocks and repeated tensions (like conflict, chaos, or criticism) wire the nervous system
• How awareness, acceptance, and curiosity gently dissolve old patterns without force

Lisa brings in the (re)Parenting Method℠ lens — connecting John’s spiritual-psychological framework with real-life reparenting:

• Why you didn’t “choose” your early programming, but can take responsibility for healing it
• How your nervous system keeps trying to return to the energetic “comfort zone” of childhood
• Why chasing “happiness” doesn’t work if your system is still wired for chaos, criticism, or conflict

This episode is an invitation to:

• See your parents — and yourself — as innocent to conditioning
• Get curious about the patterns you’re still reenacting in your relationships
• Reclaim presence as the most powerful parenting tool you have

Whether you’re a parent, a cycle-breaker, or simply someone devoted to inner work, this conversation will help you understand how you became who you are, and how to gently reorient back to who you’ve always been.

🔗 Connect with John

LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaharper/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/haj1155

Websites: https://www.harpgnosis.shop

https://www.diamondapproach-sacramento-folsom.com

https://www.enneagramworldoft

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“You are not broken—you are programmed.
Healing is how you remember your original code.”

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• QUICK START GUIDE to RE-PARENTING YOURSELF
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• "Courage Finds His Calm"

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• https://www.reparent-yourself.com/sacred-reboot

“What if saying no to a tradition is actually saying yes to your inner child?” — Lisa Watson

In this heartfelt and deeply human episode, Lisa takes you behind the scenes of her own holiday evolution — from a childhood where Christmas carried wounds of exclusion, to an adulthood where she reclaimed her emotional safety through conscious guardrails.

Using her (re)Parenting Method℠, she reframes boundaries as acts of self-respect and inner child protection, not rejection or rebellion.

You’ll hear how letting go of performative traditions allowed her nervous system to finally rest — and how you can begin to do the same.

You’ll discover:

• How childhood holiday dynamics plant the earliest seeds of people-pleasing
• Why not participating in certain traditions can be a boundary
• What guilt really means when you set limits (hint: it’s not what you think)
• How to stay regulated when others resist your guardrails
• Why choosing yourself doesn’t harm relationships — it clarifies them
• Practical tools to navigate family expectations without abandoning yourself

This episode is an invitation to make your holiday season more peaceful, more honest, and more aligned with your inner truth, without guilt, or performance.

💛 Mantra: “My boundaries are bridges, not walls.”

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“You are not broken—you are programmed.
Healing is how you remember your original code.”

FREE RESOURCES

• QUICK START GUIDE to RE-PARENTING YOURSELF
  • https://reparent-yourself.kit.com/lt-qs-rpy
• QUICK START GUIDE to CONSCIOUS PARENTING.
  • https://reparent-yourself.kit.com/lt-qs-cp

FIND LISA’S FIRST CHILDREN’S BOOK HERE

• "Courage Finds His Calm"

WORK WITH LISA ONE ON ONE

• https://www.reparent-yourself.com/sacred-reboot

“Repetition is how the subconscious learns, but gratitude is how it remembers love.” — Lisa Watson

In this special Thanksgiving week episode, Lisa explores how repetition and emotional state shape the subconscious, and how the boundaries we keep from love, not fear, can rewrite our inner programming.

She shares her deeply personal story of going 11 years without contact with her mother and how staying consistent in truth, calm, and compassion gradually transformed the relationship itself.

Through her (re)Parenting Method℠, Lisa teaches how every repeated response, even silence, becomes a new script for the nervous system.

You’ll discover:

• Why the subconscious memorizes family roles through emotional repetition
• How boundaries act as energetic regulation, not rejection
• Why guilt often shows up as a sign of growth
• How gratitude and repetition together create lasting safety in the body

This episode is an invitation to release old family scripts, regulate your own energy, and speak love into your subconscious, one consistent boundary at a time.

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• Website: reparent-yourself.com
• Website: awakentheone.org

“You are not broken—you are programmed.
Healing is how you remember your original code.”

FREE RESOURCES

• QUICK START GUIDE to RE-PARENTING YOURSELF
  • https://reparent-yourself.kit.com/lt-qs-rpy
• QUICK START GUIDE to CONSCIOUS PARENTING.
  • https://reparent-yourself.kit.com/lt-qs-cp

FIND LISA’S FIRST CHILDREN’S BOOK HERE

• "Courage Finds His Calm"

WORK WITH LISA ONE ON ONE

• https://www.reparent-yourself.com/sacred-reboot

“Adults need play as much as children do, not for escape, but for connection.” — Acey Holmes

In this refreshing and heart-opening episode, Lisa sits down with Acey Holmes, founder of Playful Work Design, to explore how the act of play can rewire the adult brain, restore energy, and bring humanity back into the workplace.

Acey shares the neuroscience behind play and how it boosts creativity, collaboration, and motivation, all while helping us reconnect to our authentic, childlike selves.

Together, they dive into:

• The neuroscience of play and its link to emotional regulation
• The 4 Play Identities — Lighthearted, Whimsical, Relational, and Intellectual
• How to transform toxic work culture through curiosity and compassion
• A 10-second nervous system reset called Scribble Birds
• Why joy, laughter, and authenticity are serious leadership tools

This episode reminds us that play isn’t frivolous, it’s the language of the soul.
When we allow joy back in, work becomes more than survival , it becomes creation.

💛 Mantra: “Play is how my inner child teaches my nervous system to trust again.”

Connect with Acey

LinkedIN: linkedin.com/in/aceym

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beboredless/

Card decks available for purchase @ www.playfulworkdesign.com/store

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• Website: awakentheone.org

“You are not broken—you are programmed.
Healing is how you remember your original code.”

FREE RESOURCES

• QUICK START GUIDE to RE-PARENTING YOURSELF
  • https://reparent-yourself.kit.com/lt-qs-rpy
• QUICK START GUIDE to CONSCIOUS PARENTING.
  • https://reparent-yourself.kit.com/lt-qs-cp

FIND LISA’S FIRST CHILDREN’S BOOK HERE

• "Courage Finds His Calm"

WORK WITH LISA ONE ON ONE

• https://www.reparent-yourself.com/sacred-reboot

“What if your trigger isn’t a problem to fix, but a part of you asking to be seen?” — Lisa Watson

In this episode, Lisa explores the emotional and neurological truth about triggers, how they aren’t flaws to hide or avoid, but invitations from your subconscious mind.

Through the lens of her (re)Parenting Method℠, she teaches how to recognize the voice of your inner child beneath the reaction, regulate your nervous system in real time, and meet yourself with compassion instead of shame.

You’ll discover:

• Why emotional triggers are memory imprints surfacing for integration
• How to shift from reacting to responding through nervous system awareness
• The difference between emotional truth and emotional projection
• How reparenting transforms triggers into tools for liberation

This episode is a masterclass in emotional maturity, an invitation to meet your triggers as sacred messengers guiding you toward wholeness.

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• YouTube: Lisa Watson – (re)Parent Yourself
• Website: reparent-yourself.com
• Website: awakentheone.org

“You are not broken—you are programmed.
Healing is how you remember your original code.”

FREE RESOURCES

• QUICK START GUIDE to RE-PARENTING YOURSELF
  • https://reparent-yourself.kit.com/lt-qs-rpy
• QUICK START GUIDE to CONSCIOUS PARENTING.
  • https://reparent-yourself.kit.com/lt-qs-cp

FIND LISA’S FIRST CHILDREN’S BOOK HERE

• "Courage Finds His Calm"

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• https://www.reparent-yourself.com/sacred-reboot

“Authenticity isn’t rebellion — it’s remembrance.” — Lisa Watson

In this full-moon bonus episode, Lisa reconnects with Izzy, who’s joining from deep in the Amazon rainforest, from an animal rescue sanctuary, to explore what happens when authenticity meets survival mode.

Together they unpack how the need to “fit in” can pull us away from our truth — and how to return home to ourselves with compassion instead of judgment.

Through the lens of the (re)Parenting Method℠, they share real-life reflections on navigating misunderstanding, managing expectations, and staying centered in chaotic energy.

The (re)Parenting Lens:

• Awareness: “What’s actually happening inside me when I feel misunderstood or judged?”
• Responsibility: “What is this reflecting back to me about my own inner patterns?”
• Regulation: “How can I soothe my nervous system instead of reacting?”
• Reprogramming: “What new belief or behavior can I choose next time?”
• Repair: “How do I come back into connection — with myself or others — after a rupture?”

You’ll discover:

• How expectations create emotional suffering — and how to release them
• Why “fitting in” can feel safer than being authentic
• How to find compassion for yourself and others when tension arises
• Simple ways to regulate and re-center when you feel disconnected

This heartfelt conversation is a reminder that healing isn’t about performing peace, it’s about practicing presence.

Whether you’re in the middle of the jungle or your own living room, reparenting is what brings you home to yourself.

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CONNECT WITH LISA WATSON

• Instagram: @reparentyourself
• TikTok: @reparentyourself
• YouTube: Lisa Watson – (re)Parent Yourself
• Website: reparent-yourself.com
• Website: awakentheone.org

“You are not broken—you are programmed.
Healing is how you remember your original code.”

FREE RESOURCES

• QUICK START GUIDE to RE-PARENTING YOURSELF
  • https://reparent-yourself.kit.com/lt-qs-rpy
• QUICK START GUIDE to CONSCIOUS PARENTING.
  • https://reparent-yourself.kit.com/lt-qs-cp

FIND LISA’S FIRST CHILDREN’S BOOK HERE

• "Courage Finds His Calm"

WORK WITH LISA ONE ON ONE

• https://www.reparent-yourself.com/sacred-reboot

“Socialization isn’t just exposure — it’s programming.” — Lisa Watson

In this episode, Lisa explores the real neuroscience of socialization — and how the environments we grow up in literally shape the architecture of our brains.

She shares her personal story of homeschooling her children and the eye-opening realization that true learning doesn’t happen in age-segregated classrooms, but through emotional attunement, modeling, and community.

Together with insights from her own healing journey, Lisa unpacks why modern education was never designed to nurture consciousness or creativity — and how understanding that truth allows us to reclaim choice and reprogram both ourselves and the next generation.

You’ll discover:

• How the brain “downloads” energy, language, and emotional states from the people around us
• Why the traditional school system was designed to create conformity, not authenticitY
• How to build environments — for children and adults — that teach through safety, curiosity, and connection
• Why isolation can be sacred during transformation and how to rebuild your community from authenticity

This episode is an invitation to stop outsourcing your programming — and start consciously choosing the environments, relationships, and inputs that shape your nervous system and your destiny.

Send us a text

Support the show

CONNECT WITH LISA WATSON

• Instagram: @reparentyourself
• TikTok: @reparentyourself
• YouTube: Lisa Watson – (re)Parent Yourself
• Website: reparent-yourself.com
• Website: awakentheone.org

“You are not broken—you are programmed.
Healing is how you remember your original code.”

FREE RESOURCES

• QUICK START GUIDE to RE-PARENTING YOURSELF
  • https://reparent-yourself.kit.com/lt-qs-rpy
• QUICK START GUIDE to CONSCIOUS PARENTING.
  • https://reparent-yourself.kit.com/lt-qs-cp

FIND LISA’S FIRST CHILDREN’S BOOK HERE

• "Courage Finds His Calm"

WORK WITH LISA ONE ON ONE

• https://www.reparent-yourself.com/sacred-reboot