Connecting To Your Inner Child
Life From the Adult Chair
Welcome To Your Inner Child
I’m thrilled you’re here, that you’ve chosen to explore your relationship with your inner child and to discover a whole new experience - one in which you allow yourself to move through the world in a state of loving yourself.
Over the next three to four days, block out time to practice each of the following two meditations at least once. In them, I guide you through accessing and connecting to your inner child and building the kind of relationship with your inner child that will open the doors to clearing codependency, negative programming, and lack of self-love.
The Inner Child Meditations
Your Inner Child Connection
Next Steps
Now that you have watched each of the meditations, I’ll bet you’re wondering, where do I go from here? How do I continue?
The first step is connecting to your inner child. This is where the healing continues.
The next step is building on that connection.
From here you will want to check in with your inner child at least once a week but if you can do it more, absolutely do it!
This part of you wants, and needs, a connection. Continuing to build and cement this new and blossoming relationship is key. Here are some ideas on how to do this:
✔ Connect and get an image of your inner child and ask them how they are feeling. Let them tell you and validate, whatever the feeling is. If they are angry, don’t try to talk them out of being angry, just listen. That part of you wants to be heard, there is nothing to fix.
✔ I like to connect and check in on my way to work or before going to bed. Find a time that works best for you and create a routine around it.
✔ Many people set their phone alarms or put a daily, weekly or three-times-a-week check-in on their calendars for reminders.
✔ I used to visualize myself saying goodbye to little Michelle daily when I’d drop my younger son off to school. Do what feels right for you.
✔ Journal to your inner child. Check in with writing. You can ask how they are and pause, close your eyes and let them respond with your journal. You can switch hands and use your non-dominant hand as your child and your dominant hand as your adult as your journal hosts a conversation between the two of you.
✔ Let your imagination go with connecting to your inner child. Get creative with this!
Journaling Prompts For Your Inner Child
I have put together a set of seven prompts to use while you’re building your journaling relationship with your inner child.
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Questions that May Come Up
What if your inner child is angry or doesn’t want to connect?
This happens. Your inner child may not immediately trust you showing up after years of absence.
Think of it like being introduced to a new stepparent, connection takes time.
Patience
Your inner child may need time to trust that you are truly showing up for them.
Listening
Allow whatever emotions arise, even anger. Listening without judgment is a powerful step in healing.
Consistency
If your inner child stays hidden, keep practicing the meditation and continue showing up.
If Your Inner Child Doesn't Appear
Sometimes your inner child won’t come out of hiding right away.
Practice the meditation again and imagine yourself sitting in your special place simply waiting for them.
Show them they are worth the wait.
How Will Your Life Change?
When you begin building a relationship with your inner child, something shifts.
Think of dominos that were set up long ago.
When you heal parts of your past, those dominos begin to fall differently.
You are healing aspects of yourself that have needed care for a very long time, and your life begins to change for the better.