Healing our inner child means deciding to let the emotional wounds of our childhood stop controlling our lives.
The intention of this exercise is to connect through a therapeutic letter with that girl or boy you were a few years ago. If you want, you can tell him in the letter what you learned in the last few years. Show you the progress. That what you wanted to do or change when you were a child, you achieved it or you are working on doing it. Write a letter thanking you or whatever you feel and want.
Whenever I write to the girl I was, many emotions are mobilized in me and the moment I write I start crying and I don’t feel at all well, but after writing I feel very relieved. I have even dreamed of seeing myself as a child days after writing him a letter. As a kind of answer.
Through your words, you will be able to connect with that vulnerable and authentic part of yourself that has experienced wounds and joys. This exercise gives you the opportunity to heal, understand and embrace that inner child, allowing you a journey of self-discovery and self-love. I discovered how writing can be a transformative tool in your emotional growth.
To answer the question, I recommend:
Take time for yourself, if possible, so that you will not have interruptions.
You can write by hand (it has more benefits), on a computer or phone.
I wrote without censorship and without worrying about spelling and grammar.
As you write you will go through several different emotional states. They are all valid. All of them are correct. There is no need to get frustrated when you don’t know what to write or how to continue a text.
We must keep in mind that our mind has a defense mechanism against pain and, one of them, is to try to hide what destabilizes us and causes us suffering.
You can do this exercise for your inner child at 5 years old, after 10 years old, continue with 15 years old and end with 20 years old.
