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Things To Say To Soothe Your Inner Child:
Connecting with my inner child was a moment that changed the course of my life. I stay connected with her and talk to her daily. it forms the basis of what I call INTERNAL secure attachment.
How Do I Comfort My Inner Child When She Still Wants That Love From My Parents?
Now you are an adult, you can take care of and love your inner child. Think of all the things your child wants from your parents and give those things to her yourself. It is usually things like being accepted, …
When You ‘Act Out’ It Might Be Part Of You That Is Trying To Protect You
The last time I ‘acted out’, my inner child was trying to defend me. She felt that the other person had unjustly exaggerated a mistake I had made, and her response was ‘fight’. She was trying to protect me. When …
Acting Out
Pause – When you feel yourself about to ‘act out,’ can you pause? Can you hold the tension and discomfort in your body and be curious about what is happening for you? Can you think? I am feeling so much …
Inner Child Tantrums
When I am triggered, I know the reaction comes from an unhealed, younger part of myself. Let me give you an example. Let’s imagine that your mother left without any forewarning when you were seven years old. She was gone …
14 Signs of a Wounded Inner Child
Inner child work is some of the most profound inner work you can do on yourself. I know many therapists and healers in Sydney, all of whom have done their inner child work. It is a common language we all …
The Wounded Inner Child
Building a healthy relationship with yourself takes time and effort if you have grown up with unhealthy relationships around you. It takes time to change the patterns that were put in place in childhood. Learning HOW to turn within and …
What Is Inner Child Work?
Inner Child work is part of many research-based psychotherapeutic models, including Transactional Analysis, internal family systems, EMDR, Gestalt Therapy, schema therapy and narrative therapy. The reason why it is part of so many therapies is that it WORKS. We all …