4.5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️+
A great introduction to exploring your inner child traumas, full of tips, inspiring quotes, and lots of food for thought backed by studies.
❤️🩹 I’ve been on a healing journey for quite some time, and the more I’ve researched, the more I’ve come across how our bodies can be effected through stored up trauma and emotions. (So, you may have noticed a pattern on my GR profile in some of my self-help books lately) I’m really digging down into my inner child. 🥰
👥 I’ve learned that a key part of healing involves revisiting our past selves (various ages) without resentment or judgment, but with compassion and forgiveness of burdens, and free them from controlling our present happiness. So I was extremely excited to read this book!
👉🏼 This book and topic is great for those dealing with things like:
- Attachment issues
- Perfectionism
- Low self-esteem
- Highly reactive (emotional, defensive)
- Self sabotaging
- Negativity / Anger
- Anxiety / Depression
- Always putting others first
- Fizzled dreams and passions
- Chronic health issues (although this particular book does not address that, I can recommend one that does)
🎭 This book helps you: understand how our past shapes our current behavior, identify triggers, and adopt healthier coping habits and forgiveness.
“Always remember—when you forgive someone, you’re not accepting what they did. But, you are setting yourself free.”
📝 It covers a variety of ways to tap into your inner child and start healing through: rewriting your story, writing a letter to your younger and older selves, mindfulness meditation, journaling, conscious reparenting, and mirror work.
“There is scientific evidence behind the reparenting theory that suggests its effectiveness in treating various mental health disorders like borderline personality disorder (BPD) (Darcy, 2023), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and anxiety disorders, among others (Clarke, 2022).”
“Healing isn’t about becoming someone different; it’s about letting go of the things that aren’t truly you and enabling your authentic self to emerge like a phoenix from the ashes!”
⏳ This is a book I will be referring back to, and highly recommending to friends that have been following my healing journey. I have already been practicing some of these methods, but plan to put level-up my methods and carve out more time as a priority.
Thanks to NetGalley, BooksGoSocial, and Matilda Simakaj for providing me with a complimentary ARC to review!
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