One of my favourite books ever has been “Growing Up Again” by Jean Ilsley Clarke and Connie Dawson.

When I first began recognising and wanting to parent my Inner Child, I quickly realised that I had no idea how to be a nurturing parent to myself. I had believed previously that I was a nurturing parent to my own children but had discovered that my Inner Parent had actually been quite contaminated and not as nurturing as healthy, well-adjusted children might require. I decided I needed help and fast, so I did not further harm my Inner Child or my own children either. I found “Growing Up Again” and I loved it so much, both of my grandchildrens’ mothers received a copy from me to celebrate the birth of their first child too!

This book shows how to communicate, speak weave with children at different stages of their lives, and explains why it is so important. It has example, phrases, ideas and more. I cannot recommend it highly enough. It may be dated now but it is still so useful and relevant in today’s word and my Inner Child has certainly benefitted from it. When I first read this book, I had dozens of Inner Children to work with and no real idea on what to do, but this book helped me so much that I was able to integrate all of the traumatised parts of me that had frozen inside during my childhood. It was THAT fantastic for me.

One of the standout things I learned from “Growing Up Again” was the importance of internal non-negotiables. I had learned about boundaries and had set some quite healthy boundaries in place with my Inner Child but, I had not considered that there was a vital need for boundaries that were also non-negotiable (as any parent might assert its any child to keep them safe). I instantly felt the increased sense of safety as my Inner Children recognised it was no longer ‘their’ job to keep things safe, I was stepping up and assuming that role from then on. A profound and wonderful book that can still be purchased from many online sellers.

Earlier this year I was struggling with a few things and, aware that I was entering my 2nd Saturn return, I reached out for help to understand astrology a little better.

A book was recommended to me:

"The Greatness of Saturn: a therapeutic myth" by Robert E. Svoboda

Although I often struggle to read printed books these days and have had to mostly rely on audiobooks the past ten years, I decided to give this one a try and to my utter amazement, I read it through within only a couple of days!! I was enthralled all the way through and I learned so much that helped me to make peace within myself about a life so filled with what I used to think of as hardship, trauma, abuse, misery, loneliness and disasters.

I highly recommend this book to anyone, anywhere, who might have an interesting Saturn placement; is experiencing, about to experience, or has already experienced their Saturn return (1st, 2nd or 3rd); and anyone who is interested in knowing more about the fascinating mythology of this glorious planet, sometimes known as Father Time; the Lord of Karma; The Teacher; The Father of the Zodiac among other names.

This book really brought me so much joy, peace, and learning.

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