MORNING PAGES
WHAT IS THE INNER CHILD?
The inner child reflects the child we once were in both negative and positive aspects. Both unmet needs and suppressed childhood emotions, as well as our childlike innocence, creativity, and joy, are still within us. Since early life trauma has been scientifically proven to interfere with the rhythm of the nervous system, we use non-dominant handwriting to help us become aware of our emotions. Naming emotions helps build one's capacity to be with them instead of going into survival mode.
BENEFITS OF CONNECTING WITH YOUR INNER CHILD
•Honor and process grief
•Access difficult emotions with tenderness
•Validate and tend to the wounded part of yourself
•Feel less lonely
•Tend to the unmet needs of your inner children
•Reconnect with your childhood
•Cultivate or play in your life
•Cultivate a deeper connection with yourself
•Set healthy boundaries
•Reparent yourself
SELF-LOVE
The energy of trauma can be healed into the energy of love - Gabor Maté
•Self-love takes practice. It’s putting yourself first
•Self-love is choosing things, people, and situations that are good for you
•Self-love is making uncomfortable decisions for your highest good
•Self-love is believing in yourself
•Self-love is acceptance of yourself
