How to Start Inner Child Healing Without Feeling Overwhelm
How to Start Inner Child Healing Without Feeling Overwhelmed
You’ve probably heard the term inner child — but what does it actually mean?
Your inner child is the part of you that first learned:
“I’m too much.”
“I don’t matter.”
“I have to earn love.”
“I’m not safe.”
She still lives inside you.
And often, she’s the one reacting when you feel triggered, unseen, abandoned, or anxious.
What Is Inner Child Healing?
It’s the process of reconnecting with, listening to, and nurturing the parts of you that never got what they needed — emotionally, physically, or spiritually.
This work matters because:
Your patterns aren’t random
Your triggers aren’t flaws
They’re messages from your younger self, asking to be seen
Signs Your Inner Child Needs You
You people-please or over-apologise
You freeze when you want to speak up
You fear rejection even in safe situations
You struggle to rest or receive love
You judge yourself for being “too emotional”
3 Ways to Begin Inner Child Healing
Write Letters to Your Younger Self
Use prompts like:“What were you feeling at age 7?”
“What did you need to hear but didn’t?”
“What does little me need from me today?”
Practice Inner Child Soothing
Place a hand on your heart and belly
Say: “You’re safe. I love you. I’m here.”
Rock, hum, or sway gently to calm your body
Visualize Holding Her
Picture yourself as a child
Imagine comforting her
Ask what she wants to say or feel
This Isn’t About Blame — It’s About Becoming
You’re not doing this work to point fingers.
You’re doing it so you can stop carrying what was never yours in the first place.
You’re allowed to cry, feel angry, grieve, and still love where you come from.
Healing means making space for both.
Ready to Go Deeper?
If you want a guide who’s walked this path and created a life rooted in softness, wholeness, and self-trust — let’s talk.
You deserve to feel safe inside your own skin.
Let’s start there. 💛
P.s. check out the podcast episode on this, here.
With love,
Talesha x