As we heal repressed emotional pain, we unlock wisdom and power. Directing loving attention inward, evokes reconnection with lost aspects of ourselves and makes peace with our history so we can truly embrace the present.
Granting ourselves the love and understanding absent in our childhood enables a role reversal, where we become the nurturing parents we lacked. We show up for ourselves, equiped with the toolbelt we have curated through our life experience. Now we can operate with our mature intelligence to revisit memories of trauma, fear and love-deprivation, and fill these dark inner spaces with compassion, and self-belief.
Embark on the path of reparenting your inner child by exploring these affirmations. Identify the ones that resonate on a deep, primal level within you…
You are lovable, regardless of achievements.
Acknowledge suppressed feelings and give a voice to your pain.
Recognize your innocence, release undeserved guilt.
Apologize for self-criticism, you were learning.
Let go of shame and regret, you are not that small person anymore.
Express gratitude to the little you, for their strength and perseverance.
Release perfectionism, you did all you could with what you had available at the time.
What does your inner child need to hear today?
