Inner Child Work

Inner Child work is a really pleasant way of changing. There are so many books about this. First you find him/her, play with her, guide her, comfort her, and teach her boundaries.

Since meeting my inner child, I’ve continued to develop a relationship with her as a way of learning to love myself. Today, this relationship is threefold: I love and comfort my little girl (Susie); I set limits with her; and we play together. As a result, she has, for the most part, stopped acting out, and her pain no longer permeates my life. She is content and no longer needs mood-altering experiences to anesthetize her pain. Most of all, my self-parenting has helped me grow up, and this maturation has paved the way for other changes.