Inner Child Healing
We all go through negative events or experiences of different intensity during the process of growing up. All such unwanted or negative experiences influence our beliefs about ourselves and the world. Such experiences also influence our behaviours as we develop coping mechanism to save ourselves. However the limiting beliefs and coping mechanism developed during childhood can result in dysfunction or unhealthy behaviour pattern in adulthood. Inner Child Healing is about healing our past to let go limiting beliefs and unwanted behaviour pattern and transcends into a space of love and peace. Unhealed past can present itself in dysfunctional way in the present life as well as future. Healing the past through Inner Child Healing helps an individual to break the shackles of the past to move ahead in life. By healing the past we can also free ourselves from the negative vicious cycle in life either in relationship, career, health or professional life.
About Inner Child Healing Therapy
What is Inner Child Healing Therapy? – In our childhood, we often experience negative events or experiences which were too much for us to handle or we were so innocent that we did not even realize that the experience is negative! All humans experience trauma or to say negative or unwanted events and experiences during their life to varying degrees. Unprocessed trauma can create problems in life later, so trauma must be processed. This trauma could be anything from emotional abuse to physical abuse to neglect or abandonment. Inner child healing is a process of healing the negative or unwanted events and experiences of childhood or anytime during our past so that we can address the issues that are holding us back.
Inner Child Healing can be done through taking sessions with a therapist, or even by doing self work and self healing such as journaling, art therapy, meditative processes. However in my experience a combination of therapy and self work is the fastest way to resolve past issues or trauma. This process can be incredibly liberating and transformative.
Negative experience in childhood impacts a person physically, emotionally and mentally in adult life. It may create reactive response or dysfunction in adult life which are inappropriate. Coping by denial, discounting or forgetting painful experiences is not a resolution to reactive and dysfunctional responses during adult life. What starts as a survival behavior during childhood may result in dysfunctional, immature and destructive behavior as an adult. Parts of child gets locked in trauma and is frozen and does not grow up. The adult no longer knows what he/she really feels or wants in adult life. Inner Child Healing integrates the disconnected and frozen parts of childhood to make the individual whole and authentic. Reframing and healing of the past events or experiences neutralizes the charges of the past wounds making possible to lead a peaceful life. Inner child healing also helps in letting go the limiting beliefs formulated at the time of those events and experiences. For e.g a teacher or a parent saying to a child “you are good for nothing” or “you are stupid” and the child growing up believing that!
Signs in adulthood that you need Inner Child Healing
- Lacking in self confidence or empathy in interpersonal relationships at home, work, socially and in the community.
- Low self worth leading to believing that I am not worth. For e.g. despite good earnings choosing to be a miser.
- Feelings of shame about the past for example failed in a class 1 in childhood as an adult still feeling the shame. Carrying the burden of shame of family for e.g if parents got divorced or a parent committed a crime.
- Inability to have self-forgiveness for all of your real or perceived faults, mistakes or failures in the past. Being too harsh on ourselves.
- Inability to affirm or say nice things to or about yourself that is negative self talk. Constantly saying derogatory remarks. Gir example “Am a lazy person”, “Am forgetful”, “Am ugly and so no one will love me”.
- Dependence on others to approve you always trying to please others. Choosing professions and life partners to please others and not for self-fulfilment.
- Fearing rejection or abandonment from others leading to people pleasing behaviour.
- Desire to be invisible so that others don’t know what you are thinking, how you feel or what you are doing
- Need to avoid conflict at all cost and pacify situations by either being too obedient or taking on work from others or being a “Yes” person.
- Pessimism and hopeless attitude towards things in life.
- Excessive hostility, bitterness, sarcasm and cynicism or making self a bitter person always criticizing or complaining.
Benefits of Inner Child Healing
- Resolving personal relationships both professional and personal.
- Healing the wounds of the past can be childhood experiences or even recent past
- Manifesting your life purpose as healing past experiences gives clarity by dispelling the confusion.
- Improve self-esteem and confidence
- Learn to trust yourself and make decisions that feel good for you that is better decision making capacity. Quality of our life depends on the quality of decisions we make.
- Reduce stress, anxiety, and fear
- Self-awareness and self-integration to attain full potential
- Understanding recurring life themes whether professional or in relationships and in turn helping to break free from negative cycles.
- Releasing limiting beliefs formed as a result of past negative experiences to move ahead in life.
Step-by-step explanation of what happens during a session –
Client intake
The session begins with the therapist understanding the client issue and also explaining the purpose and process of Inner Child Healing to the client.
Setting Intentions
The therapist helps the client set a clear intention for the session. Examples include:
- Vicious circle of failure in professional life
- Addressing a specific childhood memory or wound.
- Exploring recurring emotional patterns or behaviors.
This intention guides the session and provides focus.
Guided Relaxation or Hypnosis
The therapist facilitates the client to back to the event, experience or incident requiring healing
- The therapist might guide the client to “meet” their younger self and observe their feelings, expressions, or surroundings.
- The client might engage in dialogue with the younger self , either aloud or internally, with the therapist’s support. This step helps the client identify and acknowledge unmet needs, suppressed emotions, or unresolved pain from childhood.
Exploring Childhood Memories
The client is encouraged to recall specific memories or experiences related to the session’s intention. This process may involve:
- Revisiting pivotal moments of hurt, rejection, or trauma.
- Acknowledging emotions like fear, sadness, anger, or loneliness.
- Recognizing patterns that have carried over into adult life because of limiting beliefs formed as a result of past incident.
Connecting with the Inner Child
The therapist facilitates the client to back to the event, experience or incident requiring healing
- The therapist might guide the client to “meet” their younger self and observe their feelings, expressions, or surroundings.
- The client might engage in dialogue with the younger self , either aloud or internally, with the therapist’s support. This step helps the client identify and acknowledge unmet needs, suppressed emotions, or unresolved pain from childhood.
Reparenting the Inner Child
The therapist then supports the client to release the charges associated with the memories, have an understanding and awareness and derive learning . Closure of past events and understanding the learning, doing energy exchange with people involved in this phase, the client learns to nurture and heal their inner child.
The therapist may prompt affirmations like:
- “You are safe now.”
- “I love and accept you just as you are.”
- “It wasn’t your fault.”
- Then there in future pacing in which the client sees it self few months and few years down the line in future and access once the issue has been healed how the life looks like.
Closing the Session
The Therapist gives a debrief to the client about the session and addresses any questions if the client may have.
Inner Child Healing Services at Antaratma Happiness
Experience Inner Child Healing at Antaratma Happiness:
- One-on-One Sessions
- Personalised in-person and online sessions.
- Duration and process overview: 60-90 minute session
- Booking options: Book a Free Consultation
FAQs About Inner Child Healing
Anyone struggling with low self-esteem, emotional triggers, fear of rejection, or recurring negative patterns in relationships, professional life, academics or in any other aspect of life can benefit.
The duration varies for each individual. Some may see changes after a few sessions, while others might require a more extended period of consistent practice.
Techniques include guided meditations, journaling, affirmations, visualization, art therapy, mindfulness practices and one to one session with a therapist/healer using hypnotherapy
While revisiting past wounds can be emotional, the process is conducted in a supportive environment with a therapist focusing on safety and healing.
While self-help practices like journaling or meditating can be effective, guided support from a therapist or healer ensures a more structured and deeper healing experience and at times having a therapist makes the process of healing faster.
- Inner child healing can be a spiritual practice for some, but it is primarily a psychological and emotional healing process adaptable to personal beliefs.
We provide a nurturing space, combining holistic methods like guided meditations, mindfulness and one to one therapies to help you reconnect with and heal your inner child that is your past experiences.
If you are interested in Inner Child, contact us & Email Us : info@antaratmahappiness.com
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