We spend most of our childhood wanting to grow up.. yet when we do, we carry many qualities from the child we once were. Some of these qualities enrich our life, such as playfulness and curiosity. However some of the emotional wounds of our childlike self can cause reactions such as impulsive anger jealousy and intense fears.
What does re-parenting your inner child mean?
Reparenting your inner child means to connect to yourself in a whole different way to what you may be used to. These is a significant difference between our “adult self” and our “child self”. Our adult self is used to caring for our physical body, expressing (somewhat) how we feel and making sense of the world around us. The adult self tends to repress the wounds of the child it once was.
We all have an Inner Child, but we so often shame and suppress that aspect of ourselves, thus forcing this part of ourselves to “act out” in order to be acknowledged with the intention of seeking healing. By ignoring. this aspect, we deepen the wound.
So how do we heal our inner child?
We must bridge the gap between our adult self and inner child, allow both to be acknowledged and witnessed. We can only do this with love and patience, all parts of us needs validation in order to heal and no one can do this better than ourselves.
Can we re-parent ourselves by ourselves?
There are many aspects of ourselves that we can acknowledge and nurture, but with so many of my clients, I have found. that there are also many aspects that remain in the shadow because when we are the one suffering, we can very rarely see the bigger picture.
Through deep guided meditation and energy work, we are able to bridge the gap and acknowledge some truths that may remain hidden without support. We cannot heal what we are unaware of and when it comes to our inner wounds and triggers, we all have blind spots.
What are the effects of healing your inner child?
When we take the time to acknowledge old wounds and heal them, we integrate aspects of ourselves and enjoy a greater sense of inner peace. This leads us to live a life that is happier and more serene, which in turn leads us to be better humans, parents and friends. Ultimately, we become able to respond to the world around us rather than react to it.
What is in the past affects the present.
The emotional wounds of our inner child ripple across many aspects of our lives and relationships with others.
I believe that joy, creativity and fun are essential ingredients to a healthy life and we draw more of these things into our everyday by healing our Inner child’s emotional wounds and allowing space for our childlike self to blossom into our present self.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Discover how you may work with me to heal your Inner Child here
Inner child Healing is one of the topics covered in Conscious Creator, find out more
In this episode of the Heartscaping podcast, I dive deeper into the concept of Inner Child, listen here
