HEALING

YOUR
INNER
CHILD
guidebook

BY: JESS LANDWER

FROM HOLISTICALLY ROOTED
This book encompasses the
beautiful and sacred
journey of connecting to
and healing your inner
child.
It gives insight as to who
your inner child is and why
inner child work is
important.
It provides guidance on how
to actually do inner child
work, with examples, as well
as practical tools you can
use to begin your inner
child healing journey.
 DISCLAIMER &
TRIGGER WARNING
The content in this book is for informational
use only. It should not be used to diagnose
or treat mental illness or disorders. This book
is not intended to replace or substitute
therapy or therapeutic care with your
designated licensed professional. The
information in this book provided by Jess
Landwer of Holistically Rooted is for the
purpose of providing education and
guidance in your self-healing journey.
In this book, I go into detail of my own
childhood trauma and what it was like
growing up with an alcoholic father and
facing his almost-death. I also mention
briefly various situations throughout the
book where inner child work could be useful,
such as situations of abuse and neglect.
Please be mindful of this and any other
possible triggers*, and seek your designated
licensed professional as needed.

*Triggers can be helpful to show us where

healing is needed, though, so use your
discernment to see if you’re at a place in
your healing to take in this content!
 CONTENTS
P A R T O N E : M Y S T O R Y
A N D A N I N T R O T O
I N N E R C H I L D W O R K
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P A R T T W O : H O W T O
A C T U A L L Y D O I N N E R
C H I L D W O R K
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P A R T T H R E E :
P R A C T I C A L T O O L S
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C O N C L U S I O N
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 Part One:
My story and an
intro to inner
child work
If you’re here with me, I want to thank you for even the
slightest interest you may have in giving love to and healing
your inner child. They are still within you, experiencing your life
through their own lens and experiences. This is why it’s so
important to create a relationship with your inner child -
because they are not, in fact, in the past - they are here with
you now.

My name is Jess, @holistically_rooted on Instagram. I’m a

certified Holistic Health Coach and Functional Nutrition
Practitioner. I have a bachelor’s degree in Integrated Studies
and psychology… but let’s be real; none of the “alphabet soup”
at the end of my name matters at the end of the day. What
matters here is that I am a real person, with real life
experiences. I had a rather traumatic upbringing, so a huge part
of my adult life and healing journey has been healing my inner
child and learning how to listen to her. I mostly focus on
physical healing through functional nutrition in my practice
(such as healing from PCOS, gut issues, hormone imbalances,
hypothyroid, and so on)... but I also abide by the steadfast truth
that you cannot heal the body without healing the mind- nor
can you heal the mind without healing the body. Inner child
work is something that I believe is so prevalent on any healing
journey.

I’ve come to learn that adulthood may really just be a massive

journey of recovering from adolescence and reprogramming all
you’ve learned to create a more purposeful and aligned reality…
and a huge part of that unprogramming and reprogramming is
getting to know your inner child and healing their wounds that
have shaped their beliefs.
I personally grew up in your typical American suburb family.
One brother, a mother and father, and a cute little white pup.
My dad and I were always together in every photo album I have
from my younger years. I really was the epitome of “daddy’s
little girl”. Being daddy’s little girl, it was especially hard for me
when one day, our family gathered for a meeting and my
parents announced they were getting divorced. I was only five
at the time.

My mom did a great job at hiding the reason behind this

divorce, but as I aged I quickly started to realize something was
wrong with dad. I would go over to his new house on the
weekends, and he would be slurring his words as he stumbled
through the house. He always ended up passed out on the
couch before dinner.

I started to catch on when my mom would pull out a

breathalyzer before he would pick us up for Wednesday
dinners. I often had my bags packed for the night, so excited to
spend the night at my dad’s, but I had to go back inside and
wasn't able to go to his house because he didn’t pass the test.

I remember being at my dad’s one night, and begging him to

take me to get something to eat. He stumbled his way into the
garage as we got into the car. My brother came running out
and told me to get out of the car because dad was drunk and
couldn’t safely drive me. My brother was only nine at the time,
and I was only seven.
I spent the rest of that evening confused and bitter towards my
dad. I later found him in the garage crying to the song “Three
Little Birds” by Bob Marley, so I sat with him and hugged him
while he cried. At that moment, at only the mere age of seven, I
realized whatever my dad was battling was bigger than him.

I remember always begging my dad to stop drinking, but he

never listened. He was always adding vodka to his orange juice
in the morning, and passed out on the couch for the majority of
the day. As an adult, I look back and can see that he was
severely addicted and he even very badly wanted to quit. But
as a child, I took him ignoring my incessant requests as
something against me.

Was I not good enough for him to listen to me?

Was I unworthy of his love?
Did I deserve this constant betrayal and abandonment?

These were the thoughts and soon beliefs that began growing
in my young mind. By the age of ten, I associated love from the
most important man in my life with abandonment, distrust, and
betrayal. I believed there was something wrong with me, that I
was unworthy of his love.
We have to realize that even though my adult self can look at
that and see my dad was severely sick with alcoholism, my
inner child has limited perspectives; and most of my limiting
beliefs about myself are created from that limited perspective.

By the age of twelve, I completely cut my dad out of my life

because it was too painful for me to keep feeling that betrayal
and abandonment. He ended up in prison for a while, and we
didn’t talk much in my teenage years.

In my late teens, I reconciled with my dad and learned to

accept his addiction as simply that - a heartbreaking encounter,
but not something I wanted to be a wedge between us. Don’t
get me wrong, it was wildly difficult spending time with him as
he downed vodka like it was water, but I decided I’d rather him
be in my life drunk than him not in my life at all.

At age nineteen, I ended up living with him for a summer

because he got really sick from his addiction. His liver was
failing, and he was diagnosed with stage 4 liver cirrhosis.
Because of this scary diagnosis, my dad managed to quit
drinking for about a month. The doctor told him to just wait it
out - he might be able to regenerate his liver if he stopped
drinking long enough - but only time would tell if he would
need further medical help or not.
One night at his house, I woke up to EMTs in our kitchen. I
didn’t know what was going on - I mean, it was 3am - but the
minute I heard my dad responding to their questions, I knew
this was the moment I’ve been afraid of happening since I
learned my dad was an alcoholic. This was the moment the
alcohol abuse finally caught up to him.

I just laid there in a ball and sobbed; I couldn’t move. Looking

back, I was no longer a nineteen year old girl in that bed - I was
my five year old “daddy’s little girl” inner child, sobbing,
desperately hoping this wasn’t the end for him.

The first day at the hospital was a nightmare. My dad was in

and out of consciousness, and I had to hold a bucket for him
while he puked up a repulsive combination of blood and bile.
We waited about ten hours for his surgery time.

The doctors soon reported his surgery didn’t go well, and he

was to be rushed to the ICU. My dad was in a coma and had all
sorts of tubes and wires running through his body. Spiritually, I
know he was not in his body.

I was stronger than an ox for the first two days my dad was in
a coma. I didn’t allow myself to believe this very possibly could
be the end. It was that kind of strength that was counterfeit;
everyone around me probably could see right through it but for
me, I didn’t have the true strength to be soft with my emotions.
So, I stayed steadfast in believing he was going to wake up,
that this wasn’t the end. I didn’t allow myself to even consider
the other possibility.
By day three, the doctors told us things were getting worse.
You know when an ICU doctor isn’t being optimistic, things are
really bad. While I sat in the hospital room and received the
news, I finally let my walls of strength down. I let every inner
child within me sob and feel the emotions they were feeling all
along. My six year old inner child was confused and in disbelief.
My fourteen year old inner child was burning with anger. My
nine year old inner child was shatteringly heartbroken.

After I gathered myself, I went to say goodbye to him before I

left for the night. At this point, my dad was rolling around in his
bed and flailing his arms all around. His eyes were blinking
uncontrollably and rolling to the back of his head. I held his cold
hand and said, “I love you, dad.”

He locked eyes with me, and his eyes were pure gold.

At that moment, I knew I wasn’t looking at my sickly father. I

was looking at God.

He said, “I love you,” and then fell back asleep.

The next day, my dad was miraculously awake and even well
enough to eat some breakfast. He just looked at me as I sat
there, my inner child feeling so relieved.

He said, “J, it’s over.”

And indeed, it was.

Ever since then, my dad never touched alcohol nor even
struggled with it. He grew a passion for God and reignited his
passion for sailing. Our relationship was redeemed and I was
finally able to get to know my dad for who he really was, not
the drunk that drowned his true self.

Though the ending of a tragic childhood was (and is) seriously

too good to be true, there are still ages within me that are
deeply distraught by the damage he caused me growing up.
Abandonment, unworthiness, and betrayal are feelings I deal
with often, especially in romantic relationships (I mean, hey, my
dad was the first man I ever loved… so now relationships with
men are rooted in those feelings because that’s what I learned
as a little girl).

I share a very brief summary of my childhood with you because

I want you to see there wasn’t just one girl within me suffering
when her dad was in the hospital on his deathbed. There were
nineteen girls.

Every age we’ve lived is still living inside us, experiencing our
lives through their perspective and reality.

And, as mentioned earlier, most of those perspectives and

realities were created from a limited perspective - a younger
child - and yet still controlling our daily lives.

We don’t live our lives from our reality; we live our lives from
our perspectives.
So if your perspective is rooted in abandonment, betrayal, or
unworthiness… that is how you’re going to respond and what
you are going to manifest in your daily life.

I personally have spent years unraveling both anxious and

avoidant attachment styles (and still am, if I’m being honest)
due to my inner child’s deep rooted fear of abandonment. I
know that when my avoidant attachment style is triggered
(when I have an impulse to run away from love and guard my
heart), there is a heartbroken little girl inside me that is simply
scared to let anyone in, because she believes that letting
people in will result in pain.

The way to work through this impulse to run from love is to

befriend the trigger I feel, because that trigger is a deeper part
of me that is trying to protect herself from being abandoned.

When my anxious attachment is being triggered (when I am

acting out of codependent tendencies), I really see that there is
a little girl inside me that believes she is unworthy of love; so
she holds on too tightly, constantly seeking validation and
desperately fears betrayal and abandonment.

Inner child work is a lifelong journey. At the root of it, it’s gently
listening to your triggers and seeing them as your friend. It’s
identifying which part of you is feeling triggered, and then it’s
giving love to that part of you.
The experiences we’ve been through as children won’t go
away through inner child work, but our perspectives will begin
to reshape. The goal is to move from the wounded inner child
into the empowered and healed adult.

As we give love to our inner child, we are able to take our

power back as the adult and respond to our reality from our
adult perspective, reminding our inner child that they are
always safe with us in control.
 Part Two:
How to Actually
do inner child
work
Every age we’ve lived still lives within us and is even
responding to our current reality if we are not consciously
aware of our inner child’s voice and needs. Let’s say you’re
thirty-two years old now. This means you are not just thirty-
two years old; you’re also fifteen years old, and five years old,
and twenty-seven years old, and so on. This is why getting to
know and loving your inner child is so important in becoming
an evolved and conscious adult. If we are unaware of how our
inner child is feeling, we are then unaware of our deepest
beliefs and perspectives of the world.

I’ll say it again: We don’t live our life based on our reality. We
live our life based on our beliefs and perspectives. What
shapes our beliefs and perspectives? Our experiences.

This is why it’s beneficial to get to know your inner child;

they are the ones that have shaped our beliefs and
perspectives based on their experiences.

Let’s say as a kid, you were constantly yelled at for being

expressive of your emotions. You were made small and shamed
for simply speaking your truth or living your authentic
expression. Now, as an adult, you have a hard time expressing
yourself. You want to speak up and stand up for yourself, but
there is something holding you back. You can’t necessarily
identify what, but you just can’t make the jump to stand up for
yourself.
You then begin to shame yourself and beat yourself up for not
being able to speak your truth. “Other people can so freely
vocalize their feelings, why can’t I? What’s wrong with me?”
you think.

When in reality, there is a wounded inner child within you that

has felt so ashamed for expressing themselves, and in that
they’ve learned to keep quiet. When given the opportunity to
express yourself in your current life, it is them that stops you -
out of fear of being put down.

We take our power back from our trauma and wounds when
we are able to identify what part of us is acting out in the
situation, and then we give them the love they are crying out
for.

So when you are having a difficult time speaking up and

expressing your needs... instead of shaming yourself, you stop
to listen to the part of you that’s having a hard time. You tap
into your inner self. This may look like getting into a meditative
state, taking a few deep breaths, and placing your hand on
your heart center. You intuitively listen to which part of you is
triggered.

“Oh, it’s my eight year old inner child that was shamed
whenever they tried to express themself,” you say.

Now that you’ve identified this part of you, the next step is to
validate your inner child. You pour into this part of you that is
desperately crying out for your attention.
You say to your inner child, “It’s okay. I am so sorry you’ve been
yelled at or put down when trying to communicate your needs.
I want you to know that you are now safe to express yourself
freely. I love you, and I always listen to you. I will never
abandon you and I will always honor your needs.”

This may be done through a journaling exercise, a visual

meditation where you visualize your inner child in front of you,
or even speaking this to yourself as you look into your eyes
through the mirror.

As you are triggered again in your life, you now know that this
is not the adult self that is being triggered. It is your inner child
that is feeling threatened or unsafe. You are then able to check
in with him or her, and offer them the love they are lacking.
This is how we re-parent ourselves.

The idea here is to treat your emotions as little children, which

is essentially what they are. Your adult self, or evolved self, is
not the one that is being triggered. There is an inner child
within you that did not get their needs met in some way, and
they are the one that is being triggered in the current life
situation.

Inner child work is becoming aware of a trigger that is coming

from your inner child, and then giving your inner child the
validation they were originally looking for from their parents.
Let’s say as a child, you were emotionally abused by your
parents. Whenever you did something that annoyed them, they
would yell at you from the top of their lungs, and it really
scared you. Now, as an adult, you are easily triggered
whenever your partner raises their voice, even at the slightest.
It sends you into a panic, and you may even experience a
“freeze” response.

The adult in you is not the one that is being triggered. It is the
little girl or boy inside you that has been traumatized whenever
whom they trusted in the most raised their voice.

You are able to re-parent yourself through this trigger by

welcoming the trigger, and befriending the part of you that
was originally traumatized.

When we invite the part of us that is being triggered to

vocalize their emotions, we are giving that part of us space
to process and then heal their wounds that caused the
trigger in the first place.

The goal is not to never have triggers again; the goal is to

befriend our triggers and let them know they are safe to be
expressed. This is because we now know this trigger is actually
our inner child crying out for a safe space to express
themselves.

Let’s take this a step further. Let’s say you are working towards
healing your relationship with your abusive parent, but you
can’t seem to muster up the compassion to understand why
they abused you in the first place.
Just as we treat our own emotions as little children, we can
also see other people’s emotions as little children, too.

You can now see that your dad, who was easily angered and
screamed at you as a kid, was not living out of his adult’s
perspective; he was a five year old himself, having a tantrum.

By seeing your dad in that moment as a five year old having a

tantrum, rather than a grown man infiltrating trauma, you are
then able to cultivate compassion.

This, in no way, excuses his behavior for the emotional abuse.

But, I hope it brings you a step closer towards the desired
healing and forgiveness.

We are able to stop the generational trauma of wounded inner

children when we see our own breakdowns and parents’
breakdowns as our wounded inner children crying out.

When a toddler throws a tantrum, we respond in patience and

grace. This is exactly the goal of how we want to respond
when we notice our inner child (or someone else’s inner child)
is crying out.

We offer our inner child the space they need to express what
they’re feeling, and then we tell them what they need to hear in
that moment. We take our power back as the adult by saying
to them, “Thank you for expressing yourself, and I want you to
know I will always welcome that. But I am going to make the
decisions for the best of both of us from now on.”
Inner child work is a moment to moment, step-by-step process.
It’s using gentle awareness as to when we are triggered in the
present moment. When we recognize our trigger, we invite our
inner child to express their needs as we hold their hand as the
adult. We pour love into them and speak truth over them,
whether that’s telling them they will never be abandoned again
because you will never abandon them, telling them they are
always safe to express their emotions regardless of how others
react around them, or telling them they are simply loved and
safe, and that you are sorry for what they’ve been through. We
then tell them that they are always safe with us, because we
are going to be making the decisions that honor both of our
needs from here on out.

It’s important to note that when we speak to our inner child, we

have to keep in mind their age. What we say to our three year
old inner child may be very different from what we would say
to our fourteen year old inner child. Remember, a three year old
has a very different perspective and cognitive ability than a
fourteen year old!
Part Three:
Practical tools
Now that we’ve addressed the foundations of why inner child
work is so powerful and how to actually do the work, I want to
share with you some tools and modalities so you can actually
do some inner child work yourself.

Catching thoughts
This is the very first step to all inner child work, because
“catching thoughts” is a practice of awareness. When you
notice a thought coming in, simply observe it. You may write it
down in your journal if that feels good for you, or just stop and
take some space from being the “experiencer” of that thought,
transitioning into the “observer”. Ask yourself:

“Is this true?”

“What evidence do I have that supports this thought?”
“What evidence do I have that doesn’t support this thought?”
“Where is this thought coming from?”
“What experience(s) in my life led me to think this?”
“Can I identify what age this thought or belief began to form?”

By identifying a thought that comes in, and taking the time to

question this thought and investigate it, we are taking the first
step towards creating a relationship with our inner child. We
are communicating to them that we are listening, and ready to
lend them the support they need.
Visual Meditation
Once you’ve identified your inner child, it’s time to connect to
them. If you are visual like me, visual meditations can be really
beneficial.

Let’s say you’ve identified that your seven year old inner child
is in need of some love. You may decide to put on some
frequency sound healing music or your favorite meditation
music, and you find a comfortable position (laying down may
be ideal). You can place your hands on your heart, or one hand
on your heart and the other on your womb. Take a few deep
breaths, and perhaps do a body scan to really integrate
yourself into the meditation.

Next, begin to envision your inner child in front of you. This

may look like bringing yourself back to a specific event they
went through, or you could be meeting your inner child at a
safe place in your mind’s eye (think: a private beach, the
woods, a special spot you loved as a kid, or a magical garden.
This place can be somewhere you’ve already been in real life,
or a place entirely made up).

Envision what your inner child is wearing, what their facial

expression is, what they are doing, and whatever comes to
your mind. Take some time to really connect here, and to
integrate yourself into this encounter.
When you feel the timing is right, I invite you to now start
speaking truth into your inner child’s heart. Remind them how
loved they are, and that they are always safe with you. Remind
them that you are so sorry for what they are going through,
that it is not fair. Tell them you are here for them, and that you
will always prioritize their needs.

You may feel a warmth in your heart center as you do this. This
is because your inner child lives in your heart, so if you feel this
warmth, you will know they are hearing you and you are
bringing them healing.

Spend as much time with your inner child as you’d like.

Perhaps even play with them or laugh with them if that’s what
they’re wanting to do. Let them take the lead!

As you bring yourself back into your body and conclude the
meditation, I invite you to place your hand on your heart center
(if it’s not already there) and take a few deep breaths. This is
when you tell your inner child, “I thank you, but I am going to
make the decisions for the best of both of us from now on.”
You are letting them know that they are safe with you, as the
adult, in charge.
Journal Connection
If you are not someone who is visual, that’s completely okay.
You may opt for a journal session with your inner child instead.
This would look like an intuitive dialogue with your inner child.

Start with identifying your inner child, and writing to them

what you want to say. Let them respond (perhaps using a
different color pen in their responses), and with this I
encourage you to trust whatever comes. Really give them the
room to communicate to you and express to you what they’re
feeling, and try not to manipulate what you’re writing as best
as you can. If you are having a hard time connecting, it may be
helpful to take a few deep breaths with your hand on your
heart center, first.

Flow with the conversation, telling them what they need to

hear. When you feel ready, simply conclude with your hand on
your heart again. Tell your inner child, “I thank you, but I am
going to make the decisions for the best of both of us from
now on.” This is when you take your power back as the adult.

Photo Frame
Framing a photo of your inner child and placing it somewhere
you see a lot or on your altar could be very healing as you
embark on inner child work. This lets your inner child know that
you are always looking out for them and always honoring them.
Ho’oponopono

Ho’oponopono is an ancient Hawaiian healing modality that is

a sequence of affirmations. It can be very healing to the inner
child, as Ho’oponopono brings in energies of love, empathy,
forgiveness, and gratitude. It stands for:

I love you.
I’m sorry.
Please forgive me (or: I forgive you).
Thank you.

You may use the Ho’oponopono affirmations in your visual

meditation or journal session with your inner child, or simply
use the affirmations when you notice your inner child is
triggered.

Also, feel free to expand on the affirmations by making them

specific. For example, you could say, “I love you so much, my
sweet child. I’m sorry for what mom did to you. Please forgive
me for not giving you the love you deserve until now (or: I
forgive you for acting out as a way to express your feelings).
Thank you for being so strong and courageous”.

You may also use the Ho'oponopono affirmations in your visual

meditation by having your inner child repeat the affirmations to
someone that hurt them. For example, in my situation with my
alcoholic father, I spent a lot of time guiding my inner child
through saying Ho’oponopono to her dad. It was a fundamental
component to forgiving my dad and thus moving forward in our
relationship as an adult.
Ho'oponopono can also be used beyond inner child work, and
can bring deep healing in any situation of unforgiveness or
pain. It is a powerful combination of affirmations!

Spirituality
Connecting to something bigger than you can be very healing
for inner child work, especially if your wounded inner child feels
abandoned or neglected by one of their (or both) parents in any
way.

This is because your higher power can now provide you the
comfort and guidance your parents may have lacked in giving
you when you were a kid. I encourage you to lean onto your
higher power as you embark on inner child work.

Journal Prompts
If you are having a difficult time connecting to your inner child,
connecting through some journal prompts may be a good way
to begin the initiation between you two. The next page
contains some prompts you can use to start building a
relationship with your inner child!
I specifically chose 14 prompts so you can choose to do one
journal entry a day for 2 weeks. After spending time everyday
connecting to your inner child, I encourage you to try the visual
meditation or journal connection activity to take the next step
deeper in your relationship and healing! Even though a lot of
these questions ask for a short-answer response, I encourage
you to expand on your answer as much as you can. Adding
plenty of detail and emotion will help engage your inner child
further.

1. What did I want to be when I grew up?

2. What was my favorite thing to do for fun?
3. (if you had siblings) What was my relationship like with my
sibling(s)? How did I bond with them? (If you didn’t have
siblings) What was it like being an only child?
4. What was my favorite thing to do with mom?
5. What was my favorite thing to do with dad?
6. How did mom make me feel?
7. How did dad make me feel?
8. What is my earliest memory?
9. What did my inner child like to dream about and imagine?
10. How did I deal with my emotions?
11. What are 3 things I can do now to honor the needs of my
inner child?
12. How would my inner child see me now? Would they be
proud of who I’ve become?
13. If there are three pieces of advice that I could tell my inner
child, what would that be?
14. What exciting news about my current life do I have to share
with my inner child? (i.e. we followed our dream of
becoming a writer!)
Play, dream, and imagine
Part of connecting with and healing your inner child is to
embrace your inner child’s essence. The inner child is the one
who plays, who dreams, and who isn’t afraid to imagine.
Sometimes when I am feeling my inner child needs love, I pull
out my coloring book or paints. Other times, I will even go to
the park and swing on some swings! I encourage you to
embrace the dreamer within you, and to never be afraid to
think big. (Hint: inner child work can be very useful for vision
boards and manifestation!)

Affirmations for your inner child

Affirmations are a huge part in healing your inner child because
the whole point of inner child work is to “rewrite” their
wounded narrative. On the next page, I have sectioned out a
few emotions your inner child may be feeling with affirmations
that may be healing for them to hear. You can use these
affirmations when you journal to your inner child or when you
visit them in meditation, you can put them on notecards and
tape them to your mirror, or you can simply repeat them often
in your daily life.
 GUILT NOT FEELING HEARD
I forgive myself. I will always listen
I am perfect in my to my needs.
eyes. My voice matters.
I am safe. My feelings are
I release the past so valid.
I can move forward I am always
into the future. honoring myself.
I am loved. I am enough.

ABANDONMENT BETRAYAL
I am so worthy of I did not deserve
love. this. I deserve the
I will never be purest and most
abandoned again devout love.
because I will never I love myself.
abandon myself. I trust myself to
I am safe. communicate my
It is okay to feel. needs.
I am perfect just the I am enough.
way I am. I am safe.

SHAMED FOR BEING UNWORTHINESS +

OVERLY SENSITIVE NOT FEELING
OR EMOTIONAL GOOD ENOUGH
My feelings matter. I am beautiful -
I am never too inside and out.
much. I am enough.
I will always be here I am worthy of my
to listen to how I'm biggest and wildest
feeling. dreams.
I care about my I am perfect just the
feelings. way I am.
My sensitivity is my I am valuable.
gift.
 Conclusion
If you made it to the end of this book, I want to
thank you for taking the time to learn about how to
connect to your inner child. I pray that you find
healing and freedom from the wounds your inner
child carries. You and your inner child deserve it.
I am here to remind you that it is safe to connect
to your inner child. If you are someone that had a
traumatic childhood, the first and biggest step you
can take towards healing is to create a relationship
with your inner child. I encourage you to remind
them how loved they are over and over again,
because love truly can heal anything and
everything. Inner child work is not an “I did a 30
minute meditation and now my inner child is
healed!” type of journey - inner child work may
take years and years of slowing down, listening,
and processing your triggers. The journey may
come with a lot of ups and downs, too. It may feel
like you will never have a grip of your healing at
times, though I promise this isn’t true. You will find
that freedom and healing you’ve been searching
for. I promise that as time goes on, and as you get
to know your inner child more, the process gets
easier and more familiar.
Your inner child desires to connect with you, even
if it doesn’t seem like it at first. It’s up to you to
take the first step.
From my inner child to yours, we are rooting for
you.
Let's stay
connected!
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