04/07/2025
There’s a version of you that still believes in magic.
She danced before she was told to perform.
She laughed loud. Cried louder.
She asked for what she needed and didn’t apologize when she needed more.
She’s still here. She never left. But you might have.
Let’s be honest: growing up required survival. And survival often means self-abandonment. It means shrinking, silencing, shape-shifting. You didn’t do it wrong - you did what you had to.
But now… you’re the adult. You get to go back for her.
This is what inner child work actually looks like in real life:
👧 Revisiting joy - dancing like an idiot, finger painting, watching cartoons with no shame
👧 Telling the truth - letting the tears come when they need to, even if no one else understands
👧 Saying: “I see you. I hear you. I won’t leave you again.”
👧 Asking: “What did I need that I didn’t get?” And actually giving it to yourself now.
Reparenting isn’t just about healing - it’s about honoring.
It’s about giving that younger version of you a voice in the room again.
If you find yourself overreacting, emotionally spinning, or chronically craving approval - there’s a good chance it’s not the adult version of you making the call. It’s your inner child tugging on your sleeve, asking: “Do I matter yet?”
Let her matter. Let her lead sometimes. She knows the way home.
