11/25/2025
Your inner child isn’t some fragile, emotional version of you that needs to be “fixed.”
It’s the part of you that remembers the truth — what felt safe, what felt scary, what felt real.
As adults, we learn to suppress emotions, act strong, move on, and pretend things didn’t hurt us.
But that younger version of you?
They still carry the moments you never healed from.
And here’s the real twist —
Your inner child isn’t a weakness… it’s guidance.
It shows up when:
– you react too fast
– you overthink someone’s tone
– you crave reassurance
– you shut down instead of expressing
– you fear abandonment even in stable relationships
Those aren’t flaws.
They’re signals.
Signals pointing back to the moments where you deserved comfort, not criticism…
Understanding, not silence…
And safety, not survival mode.
Healing isn’t about erasing the past.
It’s about holding space for the version of you that had to survive it alone.
Listen to your inner child.
They’re not asking for perfection —
just connection.
— MV Mending Minds
