Are You Open to Befriending Your Inner Child and Finding Peace?
Showing compassion to our inner child brings a sense of calm
We all have an inner child.
Over the last few years, I’ve been getting to know my inner child. Becoming acquainted with our inner child is crucial in the process of learning self-love. When we learn to listen to the whisperings of our inner child, we start to show ourselves more compassion and grace.
My inner child is sweet, doesn’t ask for much, and loves animals and nature. She feels her sweetness has been taken advantage of over the years.
So what exactly is an “inner child?”
According to IntergrativPsych an inner child is defined as:
“a part of your subconscious that has been picking up messages way before it was able to fully process what was going on (mentally and emotionally). It holds emotions, memories and beliefs from the past as well as hopes and dreams for the future.”
It is our inner child who remembers the hurt of being left out of a birthday party invitation when we were six years old. The same inner child recalls our dad throwing us…