Nurturing Your Inner Child: Unlocking Joy and Healing for Mental Well-Being
The text discusses the importance of acknowledging and nurturing the inner child for mental health and well-being. The inner child represents one's emotional experiences from childhood, both positive and negative. Addressing these experiences can lead to self-acceptance and emotional resilience. Common survival strategies of the inner child include avoidance, people-pleasing, perfectionism, rebellion, and self-criticism. Healing the inner child involves practices like meditation, creative expression, journaling, therapy, affirmations, and self-compassion. This process supports improved mental health and a healthier relationship with oneself.