Ep. 41: Re-parenting your inner child.
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All of us were once children. And from time to time, the children that we were can show up - they can show up in our relationships and our everyday lives.
In this episode, we dive into the concept of Inner Child work and what it means to love the child within us. By making an effort to listen to, communicate with and nurture our inner child, we can heal the roots of our adult issues and understand how our childhood experiences impact our adult lives. As we explore the importance of our inner child, it can lead to a more fulfilling and satisfying life.
WHAT TO LISTEN FOR:
Tapping into the smaller version of you [01:43]
Childhood experiences and emotions can show up in adult relationships and decision-making.
Inner child work can help address childhood wounds that impact adult life.
It is important to connect with, listen to, and nurture our inner child.
How the inner child impacts our adult lives [07:45]
We carry our childhood experiences, emotions, and beliefs into adulthood.
It can be a combination of both negative and positive experiences, including trauma, unmet needs, and learned behaviors.
Becoming aware of and healing from our childhood experiences can impact our adult lives in various ways.
Our inner child can be triggered in adulthood by challenges that remind us of traumatic childhood memories.
Our inner child plays a role in how we respond to conflicts, receive feedback, or handle relationships.
Inner child work helps heal childhood experiences and leads to a healthier, more authentic self.
Reframing [19:59]
What we've gone through in our youth or childhood and all throughout life has made us and brought us to this point.
Loving who we are and who we are becoming
EPISODE QUOTES:
There are some parts of our childhood that we were not allowed to discover. We were taught so much about rules and regulations, and not being free to do all these things that children are allowed to do. And that inner child work is kind of going back and going on this new journey of self discovery. looking at some of those things that you didn't get a chance to fully explore.
- Scott Hayes
Inner child work is any form of self discovery that helps you access the child you once were, along with the experiences and emotions that child was taught to repress.
- Shaté Hayes
Listen to and communicate and nurture your inner child, you can find and heal the roots of your issues as an adult.
- Shaté Hayes
RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:
Inner Child Work by Big Self School
Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
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