By Jessica Heslop, YouTuber and Meditation & Mindset Coach
Have you ever experienced moments in your childhood that left lasting wounds? Perhaps you needed to hear certain affirmations or feel a sense of unconditional love that wasn’t always there. Today, let’s explore the profound journey of Healing Your Inner Child and understand its impact on shaping our present and future.
Like many parents, I’ve had to confront my own childhood traumas through Inner Child Work. This type of healing involves revisiting and healing the scars of our early years, essentially becoming our own nurturing parent by replacing negative beliefs and emotions with positive ones.
This journey allows us to address the unmet needs of our childhood, tackling wounds that may have persisted into adulthood, affecting our relationships, behaviors, and self-image. Our inner child holds onto emotions and experiences that may have been labeled and rejected—feelings of being “too much,” “not enough,” or simply misunderstood. These labels, though painful, are not our truth. Inner Child Healing creates a safe space for our subconscious to lead us on a journey of self-discovery and healing.
By extending acknowledgment and compassion to the pain of our inner child, we initiate a process of self-reparenting. This involves nurturing and affirming the parts of ourselves that crave love and validation, allowing us to shed old wounds and embrace empowering beliefs and emotions.
But how do we know if Inner Child work is needed? Often, the signs reveal themselves in our daily experiences – intense reactions, sudden emotional disconnections, or unexplained irritability may allude to unresolved childhood wounds resurfacing in adulthood.
It’s essential to recognise that many of us carry these wounds, often hidden beneath a facade of adulthood. However, covering them up only deepens the pain. Healing our Inner Child benefits not only ourselves but also future generations, as we break the cycle of passing on unresolved trauma.
Among my favorite affirmations for Inner Child Healing are simple reminders of the love and validation we all deserve:
I love you just as you are.
You are perfect to me.
You are a gift.
You are amazing.
You are safe.
I’ve got you.
May these affirmations guide us as we embark on the sacred journey of Healing Your Inner Child. I invite you, the reader, to explore my brand new Guided Meditation for Inner Child Healing launching this Sunday – 12 May – on Mother’s Day.
