Inner Child Healing
Every child has the right to feel secure, safe, nurtured and valued. Unfortunately this isn’t always the case, and the traumas we experience in childhood can set a pattern for our relationships in later life. Indeed, we may not identify these events as “trauma”., they may be years of neglect and criticism that chip away at our self-confidence, eroding our self-esteem. Or growing up in an environment where we felt anxious, perhaps where there was persistent tension.
These childhood experiences can seriously disrupt our ability to enjoy strong, healthy relationships in our adult life, leaving us with a feeling that we are failing somehow, or some magic ingredient is missing from our lives. We may even self-sabotage our relationships with loved ones, friends and work colleagues.
As a therapist I see so many people who are struggling with their relationships. They will say that they are can no longer relate to their partner, are struggling with intimacy, feel distant or persistently sad or angry. Others may be looking for help with problem drinking, drug use or emotional eating, or seek a distraction in gambling or promiscuity. These are problems that can sometimes be cured quite quickly with hypnotherapy. However sometimes the roots of the problem run much deeper.
Sadly its often the case that people find themselves locked into toxic relationships. A feeling that no matter how hard they try they cannot ever seem to please the other person, are always at loggerheads. Sometimes they would like to end the relationships but are to fearful of being abandoned. They know that something really isn’t working and that change needs to happen, but they are unsure where to start.
In this article I describe what I mean when I talk about Inner Child Healing - and how going back to heal our past - the inner child we still carry within us as an adult - can help us to repair and find harmony in our adult relationships. I have been working directly with children for twenty years now and it was the valuable knowledge of childhood trauma that I gained during this time that I used to develop my work with adults, using hypnosis and talking therapy to heal their wounded inner child. I am always happy to discuss my inner child healing work and answer your questions, so please contact me by phone or by using the contact form.