Activities to Heal Your Inner Child (That You Can Start Now) 

I just want to be loved, listened to and understood.

- Write letter(s) to your parents/ past you/ inner child. - Have a dialogue with yourself. Don't judge your thoughts/emotions. - Engage in art and play. - Rest and recuperate.

I always wanted a dog when i was a girl...now, as an adult, i have 3 dogs and i enjoy them soooo much

Ways to heal inner child begins at 3:33. 1. Write letters that are not for others to read about how you feel; 2. Positive inner child discussions with yourself; 3. Engage in Art and Play. 4. Rest because it tells us that our needs are important and should be met.

I'm a 73 Latina who has been doing internal work for the last 2 years. Thank u for this vid it will be my guide post to start to heal my wounded child. 4 years ago I had a panic attack and had no idea what that was. Subsequently I experienced a lot of anxiety. I also had a lot of phobias too. I had talk therapy for 6 months and I read about varied treatments etc. So given this pandemic I spend a lot of time by myself and have been using this time to embark on this healing journey. Great timing.

I’m just tired of feelin like something wrong with me or like I have the weight of the world on my shoulders… this video helped more than you’ll ever know. thank you.

As a clinically licensed psychotherapist, I absolutely love your delivery ♥️

I just want to live instead of struggling to survive 😔

I wrote a letter to my mom who I had deep resentment for. She teared up and I cried. She admitted she never healed from her childhood trauma. Confronting the people who directly hurt you from a place of security will free a part of you. I swear!

Thank you for this video! I'm 38 and have experienced a lot of abuse as a child; mental, emotional, physical and sexual. I was also bullied a lot in elementary and middle school. I'm not sure if other people notice this about me, but I tend to put on a facade most of the time according to people's expectations. Like I'm afraid of being the real me and I tailor make my interactions according to the expectations of the person I'm interacting with. Like they would be horrified if they saw my authentic self. I also try to feign enthusiasm where there is none for things that people would consider exciting. Overall, I feel broken sometimes. I want to heal my inner child and see myself as a whole and unique person who is enough. It's tough sometimes. But again, thank you for this video. I will try out these tips.

I have just started inner child work with my therapist ,it's tough but I know it's going to be worth it.....to all the people in the comments I just want to say that you are not alone and you have a purpose in life, even though it doesn't feel like that sometimes,believe me I know.....if your inner child wants to play, go and play....I was in my garden with a bubble machine the other day and I thoroughly enjoyed it....I'm sending you all love and wish you well ...we got this❤

sing, dance, engage in arts, do not judge anyone or yourself, eat healthy, read the holy bible

So true what you said about us PoC having slightly different set of issues!!! Happy to seem more representation ❤

My father was narcissistic. He hurt me so deeply that I can't explain.

I think if the person was bullied they should write a letter to the bully.

Your inner child already knows what he/she needs to do and wants to do to feel completed and fulfilled. Writing and reflection on childhood and adolescence will also pull up more and more things your inner child needs to do to feel whole. Do everything you never got to do.

Thank you so much for this video 🙏🏻 I actually wrote a text to my partner about how I felt about his behaviour regarding another woman, as everytime I tried to speak to them about it, he would shut me down. I was going to write a letter as you suggested, but I wrote a text....and sent it. I feel so empowered. But now the people pleaser in me is really wanting to message and change the subject. I'm being very strong and just letting the message sit. It is so hard but I am so proud of myself. Thank you for the inspiration xx

this video means a lot to me.. i was socially isolated a lot as a child and i didnt have the adult i needed to protect me or speak up for me because like u said about being a girl and speaking up.. its seen as what its not.. and what it is and using ur voice because we are not bots we are humans with feelings with meaning and we all matter so its important to allow everyone the space to speak. i projected a lot of the hate i received onto myself and grew up in middle and high school hating myself, now that i am 20 i am so os sososososososos happy for my soul because she is literally saving me from all the pain i suffered through.. im so happy for the path i am entering and going on and im excited for whats to come because!!!!!! im so so so so so so happy that my awareness is growing i am so grateful to be 20 and wiser now!!! this video means a lot and is so important these steps are real and really do help ive been doing this for about 2-3 years and ive improved so much in my self esteem

I’m grateful for this ❤

Amazingly soo helpful. A million thanks is not enough.

Thank you...I resonate with your reading here. Thanks for your support therapy 😊

I'm glad I found you. Thnks for your guidance. I'm in that journey!!!

What a beautiful video. Thank you so much.

Thank you so much. This was wonderful.

Thank you! Love this!

Thank you, ready to experience this core, this being, this consciousness.

You seem so in tune with your work..your integrity shines through and very well explained. Thankyou 🙏😊

I recently started a new intetnship and I was so scared because I absolutly suffered during my internship last year, all because of myself, I noticed that I would come back home each day hating life and feeling horrible because during the whole day I was chastising myself about not doing things correctly or not speaking fluently or not being able to forsee things, I was doing this every day for 4 months and I almost lost my mind. The problem is I didn't know that I was the cause of my mesury, I would interpret every interaction I had and make myself believe that people didn't like me or weren't satisfied with me even though nobody said or did anything to me believe that. Now during my internship, I write myself letters every time I feel like I am going down the rabbit hole of blaming myself and even if I did something that in my eyes is inacceptable I would tap myself lovingly and say it's okay you can do that mistake and everything would be alright. Times when I feel intimidated by authority figures at work I would instantly get out my pen and write to myself how I'm an adult and I can and would always protect myself and how I come first. It's been sooo helpful, I always try to talk to myself while imagining myself talking to my little me and that help me stop the self criticism.

This came up very randomly in my feed. I have been very depressed for quite a long time. I don't talk about it with anyone. I sometimes write down my thoughts, which helps me temporarily. Thank you, i will take note of all the things you mentioned in this video. 💖

Thank you for sharing this information for free, the work you're doing is awesome. You are saving life's

simple, actual, tangible things that i can do to help myself with this... glad to have found your channel!

You made an awesome video! This will help anyone who will listen.

I can absolutely vouch for writing the letter. It was so freeing for me.

Thank you for posting this. This was some awesome stuff to listen to 👍

I did the letter thing a few days ago! I chose to write to one of those "life advice" columnists, because I needed to detail my situation and where I'm stumped at the moment. I didn't send it of course, nor I plan to - and even if I did, it's over 5 pages long, no way it would be published lol. But it helped me organize my thoughts and feelings and it serves as a base to return to if I start ruminating again, and I feel more peaceful after doing that. The inner child dialogue advice hit me hard because I realized I have an actual, living reflection of who my inner child was - she's calm, quiet, clean, respectful, well behaved, submissive like I was, and has had to bear the brunt of my worst times and my mood swings as life happens and my healing progresses. She can't speak as she's not human, but she could bark or rebel or otherwise display her discomfort, instead she just obeys and puts up with it stoically and quietly (and sometimes seemingly dissociating) just as I did when I was younger and had to bear with my emotionally volatile mother. But I'd like to believe I'm learning. I read her emotions in a way that my mother never cared to read mine and I'm learning to react in a better, more composed way, both to her actions and emotions and in other situations with other people. She is my lifeline and I will never be able to repay her for all she has done for me. It is, however, a bit of a hard pill to swallow to realize I make a bigger effort with a dog than my mother ever did (does) with me... 💔

I love your voice and work you are doing to help us all heal 😢

Thank you this is so helpful 🙏🏽

What a wonderful and much needed video! I am actively working on my Inner Child healing, and boy is it painful and also exhausting. Just the concept of rest is new to me, and I am getting better but it’s all something I feel I experience for the first time. It is just not known to my system. I will give myself some much needed rest today, and much more often from now on than I previously believed I had to. Thank u ❤

Sis you and your voice are comfortably beautiful, and this vid definitely helps me. 🥺💖

Abraham Lincoln did this same thing. He wrote letters to people who angered or upset him in some way, but he kept them; he never gave it to them. It was his way of diffusing his feelings so that he could later deal with the issues in a more positive way.

I just had a reiki session and Inner Child Work was mentioned. I didn't know much about this topic until now, after watching your video. Your delivery is amazing, and I have so much clarity now and know what I need to do to heal my Inner Child. Thank you🙏❤

Yesterday night I wrote the first letter to myself, about a scary situation. It was emotional and liberating, and I feel that I have so much more to say to that child. Thank you!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Wonderful video! Thank you for sharing this information! You just earned a new subscriber 😊

Remember fellow spirits,we were born innocent,and then programmed by beings who were not balanced,so,its hard work,and compassion to create a new beingness!good luck

Thank you for this! I love how this is from the lens of a POC. I just moved out this year and my biggest challenge I've been finding is letting myself rest and play, being consistent with my self-care, and also the way that I talk to myself because my inner critic is so harsh. :( Before I moved out I was working on the getting in touch with my body and creative side to play, but the increased adult responsibilities since living on my own of having to juggle work/productivity/working towards my goals and my own personal time has proven to be challenging. Cause now I find myself always needing to be productive bc of there being so much to do, and fears arising of how if I don't do them then I won't achieve or get to where I want to be. I burned out badly a few years ago and was unemployed for a year so I would like to take measures to prevent that from happening again

Thank you for this! It truly helped me get a better understanding for working on my past relationship with my father. He wasn't emotionally available, he made me feel unworthy and neglected my needs, I was just a baby when this was happening, so I don't remember many things that he did.

I love this ❤. Thank you.

I am in a childhood flash-back right now. Because of not being seen, heard nor considered during a super difficult event in my childhood. I am living a situation lately that brings me back in that pain. The title of your video really appealed to me. It started very well. Then you talked about how the way of raising kids in "different cultures " did not allow them to have a voice. That really made me super sad to hear this, and more triggered. I am caucasian and lived in such a toxic family. I've been working hard all my adult life to understand what was broken in me. Not being seen, recognized, acknowledged. It's sad. That's exactly how i feel, again, hearing you say this. I am sure this wasn't intentional. As a "psycho-cheerleader", talking to so many different people on the internet, i wanted to let you know that this way of categorizing people's pain can be painful to some people. Thank you for reading me.

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I'm 51 and still slowly peeling off the layers of confusion and unhealthy patterns behavior because I don't apply all the great advice and information. They say it takes 21 days to set a new habit. I must live in 3 week intervals. I want my grandson and all future generations to have a healthy, happy life full of peace.

Excellent and so well explained. Thank you. I'm going to do a puzzle and do some colouring in .

Thank you for your thought provoking healing methods you suggested. I am going to try some of them. I truly appreciate it. New subscriber here.

You’re awesome and a divine healer!!! You inspire me!!! And my inner little girl!!!

This was so good. Im 64 and often feel its too late to start this. Im often not sure howw i feel about things let alone express it.

Beautiful video ❤. Thank you so much for the compassion and kindness 🎉

TY for acknowledging cultural specific tendencies and follow up activities! ❤ 🙏

thank you so much❤

I did the letter thing for a while and time over and over again. It was really nice and releasing for me

This is an absolutely amazing video!

Sending you all light and lots of LOVE ❤❤❤

This so painful when l think about when l was litttle l didn't have parents to protect me when l would have to try to pull my father off my mother punching her like a man, l was petrified l could go on and on when l picture that little girl how scared and hysterical. It is so painful to go back to feel like l did when l was little l drank and took drugs to numb myself from facing and feeling the pain when l picture that little girl it breaks my heart I'm trying to have faith that God is healing me l might have to put the letters on hold for a while. Thank you so much

You're really amazing, I love how you explained everything. I love your sleeveless turtleneck, btw. Very stylish and classy!

Helpful needed to heal my inner child for a long time

This was dope. Very much appreciated!

This was extremely helpful for me (My therapist and I haven’t touched on this yet)

I really needed this. I thank God I came across this. ❤️ And thank you so much for your content, felt like a safe non-judgemental space.

Thank you! 💚

Thank you for the video! You look really pretty!

Thanks 👍 I'm also doing inner wounded child meditations, that's helps too

Great content 👌

Thankyou so much It really helped me❤

Thanks you Universe 🌸🌺🌈🙏🙏

I watch ALOT of videos. This one is very clear, concise, and useful. Watch until the very end because that’s where she says how you can use it. That personally is important to me. I need a reason. I need to know the point.

Exactly i am victorius with God,s help at first i tought i was lost but no you wel succed,go true it and you wel come out yourself and you wel be prouwd and learning all is good.

Thanks for this.

Thanks for this vid, I have these child hood issues, also a person of colour, and on top of this I have extreme emotional pain from failed relationships due to betrayal, and all these years this strife in relationships was because of this childhood issues. Now Im having to fix the inner child and get through the betrayal trauma, but the key is to heal the inner child, this has a side effect of having healthy relationships. :) thanks

I sent this morning with watching this, I explore all areas between Light and dark ess high or low. And it a like push The light on in a dark bedroom. ❤ Thank you. Wish you best😊

Great ideas!!! 😘

Great video, thank you. I subbed!❤

Thank you

Thank you I love you

All these suggestions are beautiful and I implement them to endure. However, I'm ready to live😢

I need to do this cause I have been not taking care of myself, The inner child healing is important,

thank you

You are going to say things, my own therapist mentioned from the introduction already. I love it ❤️😻

I was a daddy’s girl that just wanted to make her dad proud. I had adult responsibilities put on me at a young age. I’m the first daughter.I experienced abuse verbally, mentally and physically. My most important events were missed when all I wanted was him to be there. He taught me not to depend on nobody , not even him. I was a caregiver to everyone and still is struggling with my identity because I got in a relationship with a man that had the same similarities in my dad for 7 years. Finding myself has been so hard for me. I’m being someone I’m not, I can’t tell if I’m isolating for myself or if it’s depression. I do seek approval and I will do anything to make sure no one is mad at me😞. It’s currently affecting my relationship and I’m scared. So I really hope these tips help me❤️. Thank you

Being raised as Catholic, I can relate to the seen and not heard. We are expected to be good, small town Christians

Great video thank you ♥️♥️

thank you! safe adult, that's a useful phrase

Thankyou ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤!!!

This is great advice :)

Thank you for your video, i was left at age of 2.5 years old by my parents, and i was always wondering where to start, plz make more videos and if you can suggest any great books will be wonderfull

It’s been tough trying to be the adult for myself now, when I had to be the adult all through childhood and have finally become like a child, even somewhat immature, right when I need to be the grown-up I was always forced to be. It’s as though I’m sabotaging myself or just resisting somehow. Like, why do I have to be the mature one again? Can’t I just relax? But the more I do that, the more I let myself down now and retraumatise myself. I’m exhausted.

Thank you very much for your light 🙏✨

Thank you so much for this vid:) , i just wanted to share something with you guys that i always felt that i hate my inner child bec when i was a young girl i used to do alot of bad things.. like screaming at my parents and get angry easily you know, but i think i wasn't like this from nothing you know, im sure there's something made me like this

Learnt to do all this by experimentation. These activities are helpful in healing . Colouring, Drawing, even playing nursery rhymes and toys. This is better with company. If done with children. Can visit an orphanage then it’s a win for all.

At 4 or 5 years old in the Philippines, my mother left to move to the united states to situate before we moved all together. Also costwise she had to come to the us to get a job in order to save money for the cost for all of us to move. This i do not blame my mom but it took a big toll on me growing up and as an adult. From what i know, that age is crucial to dvlevelopment. So as a adult, 50 now. I still struggle and i know its from that time of my life. Anytime i encounter a high stress situation, i feel my inner child comes out and i feel so overwhelmed, and cant cope. I want to repair this.

Just the thought of writing a letter to my younger self makes me tear up. Lots of trauma there.

I understand just what you are saying about those public letters, Show extreme mercy on your abusers... unlike the way they've treated you.