3 Ways to Start Healing the Inner Child.

"All you're craving right now is deep healing. You're tired of reacting to life as your hurt inner child."

When we think of child-like behaviors we imagine light energy, maybe even playful or carefree. However; not everyone's experience falls into that category. Neglect and trauma sits within a huge portion of the rest of us. Instead, we choose to bury our past emotional pains to protect the adult version of ourselves and the child we once were.

"Hiding pain doesn't heal it."

It resurfaces; and not always in the most pleasant ways. Showing up in our relationships, or even transferred as anxiety and depression due to the lack of confronting.

Truth moment.

I wasn't doing well with responding to my "triggers". Even after I learned what they were. Emotional pain can bring out the worst kind of triggers at Any time, Any place. But, I had to learn the importance of being gentle with myself, and understand that is was okay, I no longer wanted to "Just Be Strong".

I wanted to feel it and genuinely work to heal it. Before, I thought avoiding it would make it better. But now I understand the power #healing from it brings. I'm proud of where I AM! No longer running from What was. What is, or What will be. Self-Awareness became my goal of 2019. In order to heal, we must accept and purposely face the vulnerability.

[TRIGGERS] Something that doesn't sit well with your spirit and/or Intuition. Which sparks a feeling within you, good or bad. It's like having deja' vu but from an actual experience. 

3 Ways to Start Healing the Inner Child.

Admitting our triggers require us to be truthful with ourselves. Healing the inner-child begins with accepting our past and confronting our truths. "By learning to nurture your inner child, we validate our needs, learn to express emotions in healthy ways, and increase self-compassion and self-love."

1. ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Accepting our past for the experiences we endured can be hard, but it will also be healing. Acknowledging is simply recognizing and accepting things that caused you pain in childhood. Think of the process as self-discovery.

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This can be done by journaling, writing a letter to your former self, meditating, or by choosing to talk to a therapist. By acknowledging; We Breathe Life back into the child we attempted to bury with our protection.

2. CONFRONTING

By confronting the truths, it brings the hurt to the surface/light and helps us to better understand its impact. This is naming the pain. Sitting with the impact and calling out the experience(s).

Nurturing the wounds of the inner child by understanding and/or apologizing for hiding and preventing a much needed growth and release.

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This can be done and reinforced by developing a new response to the trigger(s).

3. RELEASING

While each of our experiences are different. Releasing is a necessary factor in our growth. As we release, it allows our growth to blossom in its fullness by reflecting the very best parts of who we've become.

Our childhoods shouldn't keep us complacent, nor hold us back from living our current lives in peace and freedom.

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This can be done by creating a routine that encourages the process of Forgiveness.

Remember, HEALING doesn't happen overnight. It requires intention and internal work.

Be gentle with yourself as you re-discover your inner-child within.

Vulnerability isn't weakness, but a power that helps to release the holds we've placed. 

With Love,

Tiffany Siobhan of InnerGy Writes

www.innergywrites.com

"Freelance Writer for Hire"

Encouraging & Motivating the best version of ourselves.