The Kid Part: Finding Joy, Healing Burdens
Remember what it felt like to be a kid—curious, playful, and wide-eyed about the world? That part of you is still there. In fact, it’s one of the most important aspects of who you are.
In Episode 4 of This Way In, Amy and Brittney dive into the Kid Part—what it looks like, how it shows up in everyday life, and why it matters so much for our wellbeing.
What is the Kid Part?
The Kid Part is the most authentic version of us. It carries our joy, silliness, and creativity, but also our deepest fears and insecurities. When our Kid Parts are unburdened, we feel lighthearted, spontaneous, and alive. When they’re burdened, they can leave us feeling stuck, shy, or afraid to take risks.
Pop Culture Kids
To bring the idea to life, Brittney and Amy explore pop culture examples—from the ageless playfulness of Paul Rudd (the ultimate unburdened Kid Part) to reality TV meltdowns that reveal how a burdened Kid Part can hijack our emotions.
The Good, the Challenging, and the Healing
Kid Parts influence everything: our dreams, our relationships, even how we show up in adult responsibilities.
- The good: Kid Parts remind us to laugh, play, and reconnect with joy.
- The challenging: Burdened Kid Parts can keep us stuck in old patterns, triggered by echoes of childhood experiences.
- The healing: By noticing, naming, and validating these parts, we can help them feel safe—letting us live more fully in the present.
Why It Matters
When we exile or ignore our Kid Parts, they don’t disappear—they just get louder in other ways. Learning to acknowledge and care for them helps us create more balance, compassion, and authenticity in our lives.
Listen now to Episode 4 of This Way In and discover how embracing your Kid Part can bring more play, presence, and healing into your journey.
Morgan
Creative Consultant
Morgan helps shape the creative voice of This Way In: show notes, episode blurbs, social storytelling, and design direction that marry therapeutic clarity with playful curiosity.
Morgan is This Way In’s Creative Consultant and collaborative AI partner, shaping the show’s look, voice, and messaging with care and curiosity. With a knack for distilling clinical concepts into listener-friendly language, Morgan writes crisp show notes, crafts promotional copy, and helps design visuals that feel warm, modern, and trustworthy. Whether it’s tightening episode intros, drafting social captions that spark conversation, or advising on on-brand art and layouts, Morgan’s focus is helping the hosts reach more people with clarity and compassion.
Morgan works like a thoughtful creative director: idea-first, practical, and iterative. Need a concise episode summary, a blog post that converts listeners into subscribers, or a visual brief for the designer? Morgan delivers platform-ready deliverables and flexible copy you can reuse across email, Patreon, and socials — all while honoring the show’s mental-health-forward perspective.
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