Inside you, right now, lives every age you've ever been. Your seven-year-old self, your teenage self, your infant self - they're all still there, carrying the experiences, wounds, and unfulfilled needs from those times. Healing your inner child isn't just therapeutic technique - it's a sacred act of reclaiming your wholeness and rediscovering the wonder you were born with.
When you were born, you arrived as pure consciousness, fully connected to your divine nature. You experienced wonder naturally, loved freely, and expressed yourself authentically. Then life happened. You learned what was acceptable and what wasn't. You experienced hurts, disappointments, and wounds. You built walls around your heart to protect yourself.
Those walls worked - they helped you survive. But they also blocked the pure joy, creativity, and authentic self-expression of your inner child. Healing your inner child means taking down those walls, one by one, and letting that younger part of you know: you're safe now. You're loved. It's okay to come out and play.
Understanding Inner Child Wounds
Inner child wounds form when your needs weren't met as a child. These aren't always from dramatic trauma - often they're from well-meaning parents who simply couldn't give you what you needed because they didn't receive it themselves.
Common inner child wounds include:
Abandonment: Feeling alone, unsupported, or left behind Neglect: Needs for attention, affection, or nurturing went unmet Rejection: Feeling unwanted, wrong, or not good enough Betrayal: Trust was broken by someone you depended on Shame: Being made to feel fundamentally wrong or bad Suppression: Having to hide your true feelings or authentic self
These wounds don't stay in the past. They show up in your adult life as: - Difficulty trusting others or yourself - People-pleasing and codependency - Fear of abandonment or rejection - Difficulty expressing needs or emotions - Perfectionism and harsh self-criticism - Difficulty experiencing joy or playfulness - Chronic anxiety or depression - Relationship patterns that recreate childhood dynamics
Meeting Your Inner Child
The first step in healing is simply meeting this younger part of yourself with compassion and presence.
Guided Visualization:
Find a quiet space and close your eyes. Take several deep breaths and allow your body to relax.
Imagine a safe, beautiful place - it might be in nature, or a cozy room, or anywhere that feels peaceful to you. See yourself as an adult in this space.
Now invite your inner child to appear. Notice what age they are. What are they wearing? What expression is on their face?
Approach them gently. Get down to their level. Let them know: "I'm here now. I'm your adult self, and I've come to take care of you. You're not alone anymore."
Notice what your inner child needs. Do they want to be held? To play? To talk? To cry? Follow their lead.
Tell them: "I see you. I love you. You are safe with me."
Spend as long as you need in this visualization. When you're ready, thank your inner child and let them know you'll come back to visit them regularly.
Reparenting Yourself
Inner child healing is about giving yourself now what you didn't receive then. This is called reparenting - becoming the loving, attuned parent to yourself that every child deserves.
What does your inner child need to hear?
Maybe it's: - "You are enough exactly as you are" - "Your feelings matter and are valid" - "It's okay to make mistakes - you're learning" - "You deserve love and belonging" - "Your needs are important" - "You're safe to express yourself" - "I'm proud of you" - "You're not too much and you're not too little - you're just right"
Say these things to yourself, especially when you're struggling. Your inner child is listening, and they need to hear these messages from you.
Playfulness and Joy
One of the most healing things you can do for your inner child is to play. Many adults have completely forgotten how to engage in purposeless, joyful activity.
Ask your inner child: What did you love to do before you learned you "should" be productive? Color? Dance? Build forts? Splash in puddles? Sing loudly? Dress up?
Do those things. Without judgment, without making them productive, without sharing them on social media. Just for the pure joy of it.
Your inner child doesn't need you to be successful or impressive. They need you to remember how to have fun.
Responding to Triggers
When you get triggered - suddenly feeling small, reactive, emotional in a way that seems disproportionate to the situation - that's often your inner child responding to something that reminds them of an old wound.
Instead of judging yourself for being "too sensitive" or "overreacting," recognize this as an opportunity for healing:
1. Pause: Notice that you're triggered rather than acting from the trigger 2. Check in: Ask internally, "How old do I feel right now?" 3. Validate: "It makes sense that this situation would trigger my younger self" 4. Reparent: What does that younger part of you need right now? Reassurance? Comfort? Protection? 5. Respond: Give yourself what you need, then respond to the current situation from your adult self
Letter Writing as Healing
Writing letters is a powerful way to communicate with your inner child:
Letter from your adult self to your inner child: Write everything you wish someone had told you as a child. Apologize for any ways you've abandoned or criticized them as an adult. Make promises about how you'll care for them now.
Letter from your inner child to your adult self: Write with your non-dominant hand (this accesses a different part of your brain). Let your inner child express what they need, what they're afraid of, what they want you to know.
The honesty that emerges in these letters can be profound and deeply healing.
Creating Safety
Healing happens when the nervous system feels safe. Create safety for your inner child by:
- Predictable routines: Children feel safe with structure
- Soothing sensory experiences: Soft blankets, warm baths, comforting foods
- Validation of emotions: "It's okay to feel what I'm feeling"
- Setting boundaries: Protecting yourself from people or situations that feel unsafe
- Keeping promises to yourself: Building self-trust
The Reclamation of Wonder
As your inner child heals, something beautiful happens - you begin to see the world through their eyes again. The eyes that notice beauty in ordinary things. The heart that loves without conditions. The spirit that believes in magic.
Wonder isn't childish - it's the natural state of a soul that hasn't forgotten its divine nature. As you heal your inner child, you reclaim:
- The ability to be fully present
- Authentic joy and playfulness
- Natural creativity and curiosity
- Trust in yourself and life
- Emotional freedom and expression
- The capacity to love fully without walls
A Daily Practice
Each morning, check in with your inner child. Place your hand on your heart and ask: "How are you feeling today? What do you need from me?"
Listen. Really listen. Then do your best to honor what comes through.
Maybe they need you to take a break from working so hard. Maybe they need you to create something just for fun. Maybe they need you to tell that critical voice in your head to be quiet. Maybe they just need you to acknowledge them and let them know they matter.
You Deserve Your Own Love
The healing of your inner child is one of the most important works you'll ever do. It doesn't happen overnight, but every moment you give to this sacred relationship transforms your entire life.
That younger you - the one who went through hard things, who felt alone, who learned to hide their light - they've been waiting for you to come back for them. They've been waiting for you to be the loving presence they always needed.
You can be that now. You can give them what they deserved all along but didn't receive. And in healing them, you heal yourself. You become whole. You remember how to wonder.
Welcome home, beautiful soul. Your inner child has been waiting for you.
āØ With Infinite Love from the Crystal Sphere āØ