Embracing The Wisdom + Magic of Your Inner Child
Does this sound like you? Read this short story below to embrace the wisdom and magic of your inner child…
Claire woke to the obnoxious sound of her alarm. She went through the motions, getting ready for the day, as quickly as possible.
She is in the pattern of moving quickly… always filling her time with something… She may not realize it consciously, but by moving quickly, it helps her avoid the sinking feeling inside and the cries of her inner child.
“I’m sad and I’m scared today” her inner child murmured, but she distracted herself with a cup of coffee and checking her emails.
Later in the day, as Claire sat at her computer working, again she felt the sinking feeling. Alarmed, she hurried to pick up her phone and check her Instagram.
When your inner child is crying, instead of distracting yourself… listen and respond to her with compassion, love, and safety.
Claire’s parents had been told by their parents that they were to be “seen and not heard”. While Claire’s parents didn’t repeat these words to her, she still felt uncomfortable.
🥀 Her emotions were usually deemed as “too much.”
🥀 Her intuition, brushed off as “daydreaming.”
🥀 Her voice, silenced or dismissed in the moments that most mattered to her heart.
Her parents seemed annoyed by her feelings. She learned to keep them down to be a “good girl” and “focus on the positive.”
Also because her parents sometimes fought, Claire thought it might help them if she kept her emotions more quiet… to teach them how to control their anger. On some level, she thought she could keep them together, or keep them happy… so she could feel safe.
One evening, as Claire sat on a bench in the park at sunset, she saw children at the playground and felt a longing in her heart. Something about the gently setting sun soothed her, and instead of distracting herself, she became curious about the sinking feeling inside. She saw herself in the children playing. She saw her innocence. She felt a desire to take care of them, to comfort them and tell them she wished they could always feel so free.
And it dawned on her… their needs matched her own.
With a deep breath, she turned her caring instinct for the children towards her own heart. “I’m sad. I’m scared. I need you. You never listen to me. I feel alone.” she heard her inner child say. She did her best to respond with compassion.
“I’m sorry, honey. I’m here. It’s okay that you’re sad and scared. Tell me more.”
A journey unfolded, right there on the park bench, invisible to passersby, but life changing for Claire. Her inner child began to open up to her. Claire realized that the sinking feeling, when she listened to it, had important information that could actually help her heal herself and become more empowered in her life.
She returned to the bench night after night, to watch the sunset with her inner child. Every night, her inner child would speak — and Claire would listen. Sometimes her inner child was sad. She needed words of reassurance, and time to let them sink in…
Sometimes she was happy — ecstatic even!— and wanted to sing… Claire would gently hum the sweet melodies of her inner child’s joy as the sky shone with pinks, purples, oranges and reds.
Claire’s life started to change. Profoundly.
✨ She didn’t have to try so hard anymore. ✨
She started to express herself, to set boundaries, and to trust her intuition. She started receiving more opportunities. Her friendships deepened and became more fulfilling, nourishing, honest, and real. She became more productive at work, reaching milestones of success because she could work without needing to constantly manage her inner child’s cries. She felt free.
Inner child work and ancestral healing go hand in hand.
In so many Ancestral Healing Sessions, my clients see their inner child or meet a child in their lineage, and see the parenting styles of their ancestors...
The healing of your lineage is strongly connected to the healing of your inner child.
IF YOU FEEL CALLED TO GO DEEPER…
If you’re ready to to heal for your children, your ancestors, and yourself, you are here reading these words for a reason.
🦋 Inner Child Alchemy 🦋 is a self-paced course to support you on your journey as you heal the pains of the past and reclaim the joy, magic, wisdom, and love of your inner child. Designed specifically for women, this course will guide you through essential practices of inner child healing to completely transform your childhood wounds which have impacted your life and relationships.
It includes 4 modules of deep healing meditations, e-book guides full of journal prompts, and more essential teachings.
