Integrate Your Wounded Inner Child

You are in between the dark and light of your inner child. Image courtesy of Brian Matangelo via Unsplash

I believe we all have an “inner child”. Psychologists have started to coin this term as a jump off to the discussion of core emotions we may harbor from our childhood. Some of these emotions can show as a deep need we have been ignoring or even a part of ourselves that is damaged and has left us vulnerable. This can also point to the part of you that feels and reacts to life the way a child does. Everyone experiences this

Beyond going through the arduous process with a qualified professional, there are other ways you can nurture your inner child.

Damaged inner child

Many of us experience trauma at a young age but do not recognize it as such until much much later in life. If you are a parent it would be a tremendously helpful notion to realize you have the very real potential and possibility of damaging your child first. There are ways to keep an eye out for ways this could manifest through books like “The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (And Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did),” by Philippa Perry, or the very insightful article “Essential Secrets of Psychotherapy: The Inner Child,” by Stephen A. Diamond. Consider giving these illuminating pieces a read when you have a chance.

Let’s say you’re unsure if you have a wounded inner child. What exactly can hurt your inner child? A lot of…