What is an Inner Child and what does it know?
The Healing Mother
Remember, only you can heal and bind the two of you in one.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
What Is An Inner Child & What Does It Know?
Inner Child Counseling in NYC and Long Island
What is an inner child and what does it know?
Our inner child is a part of ourselves that’s been present ever since we were conceived, through utero and all the developing years after where we were young and developing into tender selves: baby, infant, toddler, young child and middle school year.
The inner child can often recall good experiences as well as childhood fears, traumas, neglect or significant loss. It can be hard to pinpoint the exact event that is tugging at us, but we can start to notice our internal patterns that have left us a subconscious “bread crumb trails” when we start to explore our inner world.
How can we identify our Inner Child parts?
Our inner child is the one that remembers that sweet smell of grandma when she leaned down to hug us, with a huge look of pride on her face when we showed her how we were able to ride our bike.
Our inner child remembers the feeling of our hearts brimming with joy and love when our dad looked at us with a glisten in his eyes when we shared our favorite toy with the neighbor.
Our inner child remembers feeling invited to a friend’s birthday party and feeling so happy and confident.
Our inner child is also the one who felt the salty tears run down our cheeks when mama left the house in a rush to go say goodbye to her dad when he was dying.
Our inner child remembers being ignored and bullied on the bus on the first day of school.
Our inner child remembers feeling dumb when the teacher scoffed or when we didn’t have the answer to a “seemingly easy” question.
Our inner child is present when we start our first job, proving your boss that you’re responsible and capable, feeling proud.
Our inner child is present when we are teenagers, wanting so badly to belong.
Our inner child is inside of us when we go on a quest to find love, or to find social groups to belong to.
It's the part that feels understood, calm, warm and fuzzy when we have good times with others.
It's also the part that feels crushed and betrayed when we are hurt, ignored or lied to, when someone hurts or betrays us.
….connectivity and consistency, it’ll be important for your adult self and child self to meet and get to know each other. This is the first step to creating a collaborative team- one which your adult need and inner child needs are met.
Two Steps To Cultivating a Relationship with your Inner Child
Two steps are important here:
