Inner Child Therapy

The inner child is a very important part of our psyche; this is the part ourselves where our inner joys and fears live. The adult we have become is based upon the child that we once were, and many unresolved issues are part of our childhood. When we choose the things that we love, colors, scents, foods, for daily life and ritual, we do this to please our inner child and reach that deep part of ourselves. If our inner child in unhappy, it is difficult and uncomfortable for us to reach those depths of ourselves, and so a healing is in order. We all receive negative messages at one time of our lives or another, some times for one reason or another, we begin to internalize some of these messages. They become part of us, and we begin to repeat them back to ourselves as part of an internal dialog. Here's a popular example, "You're not good enough," which eventually turns into "I'm not good enough." This kind of negative internal dialog is very counterproductive to helping us reach our goals. The problem is, we get so used to telling ourselves these messages, that it's hard to just stop. In trying to simply banish thoughts that are self destructive, we leave a blank spot where they can just creep back in when we're not paying attention. Therefore it is much more beneficial to change or replace the negative messages with positive ones