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Astrid is here to support you on your way from releasing anxiety, stress and trauma - to feel free, safe and present again. Depending on your unique needs, she's offering different methods tailored to your individual path and process. Her methods range from Somatic Focused Methods, EMDR, parts of Gestalt Therapy and hypnosis to mindfulness practices, positive psychology aspects and holosomatic breathwork.

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1:1 Session

Each session begins with a gentle check-in and a slow grounding phase - time to truly arrive in the space,

connect with yourself and the present moment.

We take our time. There's no rushing here. This part may include a body-based method, gentle breathwork, a

simple meditation or a safe place visualization - depending on what you need that day.

From there, we explore what's present - emotionally or situationally.

We might talk through what's been happening since the last session, or tune in to what feels most challenging

or alive right now. Together we shape a focus for the session.

Then we shift into the core of the work. Depending on the specific chosen method, this may include body-based methods that help you feel, express, process, or simply notice what wants to come through. This part is intuitive, held with great care, and invites what has been hidden or suppressed to safely surface.

Toward the end, we slowly return - gently integrating what came up, creating emotional safety, and

supporting your nervous system to settle. If strong emotions arose, we take time to land softly and feel steady again. We'll usually end with a short reflection: what felt meaningful, what surprised you, and what might be useful to carry into daily life. I might offer you a practice or suggestion for between sessions - and we'll schedule your next session together so the support stays consistent.

Pricing:

EUR 90 for 60 Minutes
EUR 120 for 90 Minutes

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Custom Guided Audio

A highly individualized audio created just for you - to support nervous system regulation, emotional

connection, and internal calm.

This is a custom-recorded meditation, created specifically for you and your current needs.

After completing a detailed questionnaire, I will create a deeply personalized audio to support your emotional

process, nervous system, and body-based healing. It is not AI-generated or generic - but recorded by me, as

a human, specifically for you.

The meditation will be based on:

Your current challenges or focus areas
Your goals and emotional needs
Your preferences (such as music or silence, tempo, and general tone or atmosphere)

You'll receive a meditation that you can return to again and again - to support self-regulation, calm, and

reconnection with yourself.

This offering is rooted in Astrid's background and training in hypnosis, meditation, and positive psychology.

What you receive:

A customized 15-25 minute guided meditation (MP3 format) (Upgrades for longer durations - up to 60 minutes - possible if requested)
Delivery within 12 days after completing your questionnaire
Fully yours to keep and use as often as you like

Also included in:

Clients who book 12 or more 1:1 sessions receive a custom meditation included in their package - as a

support tool between sessions.

Pricing:

EUR 120 for the standard 15-25 minute meditation
Longer versions (30-60 minutes): available upon request (price varies depending on length and complexity)

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Intro to Somatic Work - A Live Group Session

A calm 90-minute session for those living with anxiety, body tension, stress, fatigue, overthinking,..

or/and emotional disconnection.

This live session is a gentle introduction to the body-based work I offer. It's created for adults who grew up in homes where emotions had to be hidden, experienced unhealthy relationship dynamics in their pasts, lack of more connection with their own bodies and emotions, and who now live with different symptoms based on a dysregulated nervous system.

We begin with a short welcome and space for optional sharing. You'll then be introduced to the foundations of

somatic work and some theory on - why emotional suppression in childhood, past challenges and trauma can lead to the symptoms you may feel now, and how reconnecting with the body can support real, grounded change.

From there, I guide you through a full somatic experience - a slow, safe, body-based practice that supports

calm, presence, and inner reconnection. It's not a lecture or a performance - but a quiet space to gently feel,

listen, and begin coming home to yourself.

We end with space to reflect, ask questions, and land softly - so you leave not just with understanding, but

with a deeper sense of connection in your body and mind.

This session is:

A safe and low-pressure way to experience this work
Limited to 8 participants for emotional presence and care
Live only - not recorded
Camera + mic required to create a respectful shared space
24EUR per session - come once, or return if it helps you reconnect again

You don't have to be "ready." Just gently curious.

You're welcome exactly as you are.

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Kind words from clients

“Astrid has helped me overcome difficulties I had for many years in my life in a gentle and safe way. I highly recommend working with her!" - Will

Frequently Asked Question

What is trauma therapy? Trauma therapy focuses on healing the emotional and psychological wounds caused by traumatic experiences. It helps individuals process their trauma and integrating the past in the day to day life. Astrid's approach is tailored to meet your unique needs.

How long are sessions? Sessions typically last either 60 or 90 minutes. These durations allows for an in-depth exploration of your concerns. It is recommended to have regular sessions for the best outcomes.

Do you offer online therapy? Yes, I provide online sessions for your convenience. This allows you to receive support from the comfort of your home. Our virtual sessions are secure and effective.

What can I expect? You can expect a safe and supportive environment where you can share your thoughts and somatic sensations. I will guide you through the process at your own pace. Expect to gain insights and tools for processing the past.

How do I start? Getting started doesn't have to be difficult. Simply reach out via the contact form or book a free consultation right away. Over an initial consultation call we will discuss your needs and possible questions.

Start Your Journey

Start with a free discovery call. In the free phone appointment, we will talk about possibilities and details for yourself, your questions and fears, and if working together would be a good match.

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Sometimes we’re getting asked why someone doesn’t just feel more calm and relaxed after somatic work.
- Yes, long-term that’s where this work can very much lead to. Right after some sessions though, it is likely that first so many of the held emotions, stress and tension want to be processed and felt first.
So it can very likely be that when you’re feeling more safe in your body after somatic work, you start to cry, shake, experience more anger and getting triggered more.

Maybe some of you have felt like this before and were confused about that?
Also, the duration can vary immensely from person to person. For some it might just be a few hours after the session, for some much longer.

Did you know about this? 🤍

#anxiety #nervoussystemregulation #stressrelief

The funeral of Charlie Kirk is going to be the coming weekend.
He was shot last week on the 10th of September, aged 31 with two little children, 1 year and 3 years old, a grieving wife & parents.
In his widow’s speech 2 days after his passing, Erika Kirk says their daughter came up to Erika in the evening after one day of that horrible afternoon, and asked where her daddy is. Erika ends up telling her, that Daddy loves her and is on a trip, because “What do you tell a 3-years-old. She is 3.”

Charlie Kirk might have had opinions and views many of us disagree with, sometimes be even shocked by and furious about.
He was also a completely regular human though obviously. With his dreams, desires, wishes and hopes. There are obviously no justifications for what happened last week, and there will never be.

Charlie might remain for some people only as the person in the news at that university event.
For others he will remain as a person who followed what he believed in, gave tremendous space for public debates & conversations even with the most opposite views, and lead (especially younger people) engaging more with political and civic matters.

There are no words for what happened, a unique individual had to leave the world, and how it happened is creating an even bigger grief and already way too big division in people even more now. May we all see the deeply wrong with that.

🕯️🕯️

Not sure how much she presents me, haha. But a fun little thing to do!

Stay tuned for new changes on my page. I’m looking forward to show you what I’ve been working on lately. 🤲🏽

Bests, Astrid

For letting go of anxiety, a crucial step is to understand that it stems soo often from past experiences, and it’s not “because of your character”. (Controversial opinion, but read on.)

👆Yess, there might definitely be a genetic predisposition, but noo you’re not overly anxious just because of that.
It might sound so simple and clear to some, lots of people are still thinking that way though, and are highly surprised when they find out that the behaviours of their caregivers/ most of the time parents or one parent are a huge reason for their anxiety levels now.
— This is btw totally applicable to so many other ‘characteristics’ as well.

🏠 Just imagining if we would have been born into a different family, in a different city, culture.. sooo much would be so different in the way how we view the world, our mindsets, behaviours, fears, wishes and dreams.

What do you think? Have I missed something, or do I oversee an important aspect??

#anxiety #anxietybutwhy #anxious #dysregulation #childhood #innerchildhealing #shadowwork

👉 Someone just doesn‘t listen?? Understand why ⬇️

1. Children who grow up in stressful environments often develop an overactive stress response. Their brains become wired to be hyper-vigilant, constantly scanning for danger. This heightened state of alertness can persist into adulthood, making it difficult to focus on tasks like listening.

2. Children who experience trauma or instability often develop coping mechanisms to survive these environments. These can include dissociation - mentally „checking out“ during overwhelming situations. -> Which can also lead in adulthood to spacing out during conversations.

3. When a child’s emotional needs are consistently ignored or minimized, it can also contribute to difficulties with listening, as children are not taught to understand, express, or manage their emotions, they may struggle to engage fully in conversations as adults, as they might become overwhelmed by their own feelings or unable to tune in to the emotions of others.

👉👉 Also when traumatic experiences happened later in life:
4. The autonomic nervous system, which regulates our fight-or-flight response, plays as well a crucial role in listening. When someone is in a state of hyperarousal (as with anxiety or trauma responses), their sympathetic nervous system dominates. This state of arousal can make it difficult to focus on anything other than the perceived threat.

5. Conversely, in cases of dissociation or freeze responses, the parasympathetic nervous system may dominate, leading to a shutdown or numbing effect. This can make a person appear detached or uninterested, but in reality, their nervous system is in a protective mode, making it hard to engage or listen.

🌾 But possibly or/ also..
6. Development of Shorter Attention Span: 📱Due to constant distraction with phones, social media,..

7. Simply Lack of Interest - in the other persons stories or subjects.
..

🧠What do you think?
Do you agree to all of them, or which other ones would you add?

❤️‍🩹Follow for how to regulate the Nervous System, process past emotions for being more calm, grounded and free.

#nervoussystemregulation #heal #healyourself #stress #anxiety #anxious

🫁 Physical Symptoms:
• Chronic Fatigue and Exhaustion
• Sleep Difficulties (waking up early, can’t falling asleep, or waking up several times during the night) + Non-restorative sleep -> feeling unrefreshed after sleep, like needing to sleep more or nap during the day
• Muscle tension-> especially in the neck, shoulders, and back
• Headaches and Migraines
• Gastrointestinal issues (also nausea, stomach aches and digestion difficulties)
• Dizziness and/ or Lightheadedness
• Sweating a lot; consistent feelings of cold hands and feet
•…

🧠 Psychological Symptoms
• Anxiety & Panic
• Worry, and overly fearful
• Panic Attacks
• Sadness and/or low mood
• Mood Swings
• Loss of interest or pleasure in activities once enjoyed
• Focusing Difficulties, especially for longer tasks
• Forgetfulness
• Overwhelmed by simple tasks
• Irritability
• Anger Outbursts
• Difficulty managing stress
•..

👥 Behavioral Symptoms
•  Avoidance and Withdrawal
—> including avoidant attachment style!
•  Canceling social activities, family gatherings, work events
•  Weight gain or loss (including Appetite changes)
•  Hypervigilance - walking on eggshells all the time (except when being alone! - That’s why someone often can just recharge a bit when being alone for a while)
• ..

And the list could go on quite a bit more..
(including more physical visible symptoms, such as skin irritations, acne, hair loss, and more.. —> will update more in coming videos)

Finding yourself in the Symptoms?
💌 Check out my page for more about it, and how to release your suppressed emotions, so your Nervous System can Regulate itself again - freeing yourself from anxiety, stress, fatigue and and and.. 💛

#releasesuppressedemotions #releasetrappedemotions #releaseemotions #anxietyrelief #anxietyhealing #socialanxiety #dysregulatednervoussystem #dysregulation #regulateyournervoussystem #heal #healyourself #stressrelief #stress #fatigue #lettingo

✨ In a stressful or for us scary situation, we have the ability to feel less stressed and anxious about it.

🌫️ We can rock ourselves (just as babies get rocked!) in most of these situations. For example in public transports, when it all becomes a bit much for us, but also in full shops, just before holding an important presentation, meeting a bunch of new people, public speaking, needing to handle lots of workload and personal life commitments, personal pressure on us, wanting to meet others expectations, when getting triggered, and so on..

➡️ We often don’t pay attention to our bodies in these situations as we tend to be so occupied and focused on the situation itself!

👤 If we would be more aware of how our bodies feel, we can do these little exercises, to prevent getting even more anxious, stressed, fatigue, exhausted,.. + to avoid long-term physical and emotional pain, stress and exhaustion! 🌾

🪷 Why don’t you give it a chance to rock yourself (could be the legs, but also shoulders, corpus or e.g. hips)?
⚡️It can give so amazing results, and we don’t even need to do much for it. (+ preventing us from shut-down in the future!!)

💝 An extra plus is to rock your partner, friend, family member, doggy, cat,... (surely your child!-> as parents so intuitively already do!! We can just keep doing it later on as well✨), .. to let them sink into the relaxation, calming themselves and their nervous system.
🧠 Regulating yourself and themselves throughout the day.

⚡️Try it out! Nothing to lose, so much to gain!!

Send it to a friend who would benefit from it!! 📩
➡️ Follow if you’d like to release suppressed, trapped and stuck emotions, letting go of chronic stress, anxiety, physical and mentally feeling of exhaustion and pain.
🪷 The methods I’ve learned gave me sooo many changes, I hope they will help you too. 🪷

#nervoussystemregulation #nervoussystemhealing #nervous #anxious #anxiety #anxiousattachment #releasesuppressedemotions #releasetrappedemotions #releaseemotions #freeingyourself #regulateyournervoussystem #stressrelease #fatiguebyebye

.. Ehm.. Thx I guess.. and how do I get out of here asap??

👆Don’t get me wrong!! Obviously we can be so happy to have so many, so incredible and often so highly skilled doctors!! — The truth is also though (it was and is definitely my truth for soo many years and with plenty of different professionals in the field), that we often don’t get taken seriously or be given any substantial advice.

I’ve been told plenty of times “to just do more sports”, “to relax more” and someone even said to me that that’s just how it is and I shouldn’t complain so much 🤯

It’s later that I’ve met some individuals who assured me that the ones who didn’t help me, obviously just didn’t know how..

✨ My path went then to more alternative methods (actually not really alternative anymore at all, but back then it surely was for me!), and voilà changes took place..

🧠 Somatic Experiencing, Exercises /Body Therapy, EMDR and Inner Child Work is what helped me the most, and that’s why I started to also go professionally myself in this direction.
🙏🏼 Hopefully to spare some negative experiences for others, and being part of the changes in your life you’d like to see. 💖

🙏🏼🙏🏼 Astrid

#nervoussystemhealing #somaticexperiencing #somatictherapy #somatichealing #anxiety #stressrelief #stressfree #fatigue #dysregulation #dysregulatednervoussystem #emdr #bodytherapy #innerchildwork #pain #burnout #nervous #nervousness

🫁 Do you know about stage breathing?

✨ It can be very efficient and helpful when you’re stressed out due to work, too many appointments, to-dos, pressure,.. you name it.
🌱Also, for people with anxiety, this can be an amazing tool to keep! Sometimes anxiety can take away the opportunity to live our lives fully. Try it out, when you feel anxiousness rising in you.
🧠 Also, a great method to practice throughout the day, so your nervous system is overall more calm and relaxed.

❤️‍🩹 Do you want to know more about your nervous system and how to regulate it more? Do you have high levels of anxiety and stress and want to finally feel more calm and relaxed? And do you want to release trapped emotions from your nervous system and body??
➡️➡️ Then follow me for exactly that ✨
🌫️👉 Save it for later, so you can repeat it at your own time again.

#anxiety #anxious #stressrelief #nervoussystemregulations #trappedemotions #releaseemotions

👉 1. Deep Trauma Release:
Letting go of deeply stored traumatic and stuck emotions. ->> Leading to significant emotional healing, stability and inner peace.

🌱 2. Emotional Resilience:
Greater emotional resilience by integrating difficult emotions more effectively.

🧠 3. Regulated Nervous System:
Balance of nervous system, which results in less internal agitation and more calmness and feeling of being safe.

☕️ 4. Reduction in Chronic Pain:
Due to emotional and physical tension release- bye bye pain ❤️‍🩹.

✨ 5. Strong Mind-Body Connection:
—>> leading to improved physical health and being very comfortable in the own body

🍀 6. Joy and Pleasure:
Due to releasing stored negative emotions —>> the capacity now, to receive all the joy and beauty.

💤 7. Better Sleep:
More regulated and calm nervous system = better and more effective sleep.

❤️‍🩹 8. Healthier Relationships:
More in tune with yourself, healthier boundary setting and communication.

🌌 9. Greater Self-Awareness:
Deeper understanding of own emotions, triggers, and bodily sensations. + understanding of other as well.

🍎 10. Improved Immune Function:
Due to less stress, more calmness, better sleep, ..
—>> the body has finally the capability now to be able to defend yourself more efficiently.

Did one of them surprise you the most?
I couldn’t even decide which one of these benefits is the best..
How amazing that we wouldn’t have to choose!!
❗️But it actually can all change with just one method by itself!!

Save for motivation for later ❣️
And like the post, so I know it was new for you 🌌

#somatichealing #someticexperiencing #bodytherapy #humangarage #nervoussystem #releaseemotions

🧠 A dysregulated nervous system can have many effects on our physical and emotional being — which we’re mostly not aware of!

For example:
➡️ fatigue and feelings of exhaustion- anxiety! (any type of anxiety 🌾- it could be social anxiety, agoraphobia, anxious attachment style, anxiety of failure,..)
➡️ high sensitivity
💤sleep problems
➡️weight highs and lows
➡️difficulty regulating emotions, such as anger & getting triggered very easily
🌿nervousness —> biting finger nails, scratching the face, playing with hair,..
❤️‍🩹 trust issues,...

Many of the more common therapy methods, such as CBT and depth psychology don’t go to the root enough to have big breakthroughs with regulating the nervous system.
✨ Methods which are actually going to the root, regulating the nervous system and improving so many people’s lives are e.g.: EMDR & Somatic related methods (look it up ❤️‍🩹)

🌫️ Did you know about synaptic pruning?
🌱In my childhood, lots of my needs weren’t healthily met. I was a cheerful little girl often needed to fit into ‚calm, collected‘ society, behaving well, as a little ‚good‘ girl..
Understanding and doing the right work has helped me with soo many aspects in my life. 💕

Hope this info helps you understand and supports you on your way as well 🧡

#nervoussystem #anxiety #healing #dysregulation #childhood #emotionsrelease

🗣️👉 Know someone who’s constantly dominating the talk, not giving much chances to interrupt?

Firstly, save it for later to remember it! 👉

3 possible reasons for why ⬇️ (actually 4!- the last one might be expected like the opposite way)

1. Childhood Attention Deficit: Adults who felt unheard in childhood may overcompensate by talking more now to ensure they’re noticed and getting the attention they needed and craved back in childhood.🧸

2. Trauma Response: Talking excessively can be a defense strategy to manage feelings of powerlessness. As the person who does the over-talking usually leads and dominates the conversation, which gives the person more control and thus a feeling of safety.(Maybe other areas where you/ the person craves a sense of control are also visible?)

3. Anxiety-Driven: Heightened anxiety and nervousness can lead to a flood of words, as the person might find it difficult to regulate the speech and attentiveness. As the person’s nervous system is constantly in a heightened state of alertness, it also leads to not being able to focus on listening, and not even noticing the unbalance. (Surely some situations such as dating someone newly or speaking in front of lots of people are very natural, regular behaviors. Once it’s about rather day-to-day situations, it can be insightful to look here closer though)🧠

And the 4th one. -> Modeling Caregivers: Sometimes, it’s about repeating what someone saw/ experienced at home -if caregivers dominated conversations, the person might develop that habit, as well! (contradictory to talking less - which can surely develop for someone as well, as the person simply didn’t get so many chances to freely talk and thus that manifested in the person)

🎙️Becoming aware why someone or even we ourselves talk lots sometimes, without noticing that it might be over-talking someone or completely dominating the conversation -gives the ability to understand us and others.

❤️‍🩹And then taking the next steps of healing from the root cause, to potentially be a more balanced conversationalist.(It’s actually just making it so much nicer for the person themselves as well)✨

❤️‍🩹 !Like & follow for how to regulate 🧠!

🧠 Dos: swimming, cycling, walking, light endurance activities
Don’ts: HIIT & traditional Hot Yoga, highly competitive sports

Dos: close to nature foods & intermittent fasting
Don’ts: inconsistent food intake & dependency on coffee

‼️Dos: digital detox at least one full day in a week (!)
Don’ts: alarm on your phone (get a separate one❗️)

Dos: spending time with people you actually look forward to seeing
Don’ts: politely attending social gatherings, family meetups,.. where you feel uncomfortable

Dos: leaving an event, date,.. early when you feel it’s not matching
Don’ts: taking that ‘just one’ alcoholic drink when you actually don’t feel like it

💸Dos: spending money on self- care, hobbies, passions
Don’ts: restricting yourself from activities, products you enjoy so much due to overly ‘saving mindset’ (not (!) investing in yourself is rather taking your assets)

Dos: changing that job, career when you’re in constant stress about it
Don’ts: postponing what you actually want to do in your life

…

Your own wellbeing comes first.
If we postpone important aspects to later, we’re getting more dysregulated now - making it each day more challenging to come back to our natural, balanced state
So.. pick one from the above, do a specific action for it now (!), and keep just for that one for the next 10 days consistently 🌿

✨ Follow for more, becoming more calm, detached from outside sources, and more yourself again.
💌 Do it with a friend 🌱

#dos #dont #nervoussystemregulation #balanceyourself

🧠 Trauma Releasing Methods such as EMDR & Somatic Exercises for Releasing have helped me to have deep recharging sleep like I haven’t had for ages (or since I can actually remember now..). 💤

All the recommendations I got, such as more long workouts in a day, stretching exercises, meditation, taking more supplements, perfectionizing my diet even more, ..
- were kind of sweet, but genuinely didn’t help me much at all in the long run.

What has actually helped me is to release past situations from my mind & body, face areas in my life which I didn’t want to look into, feel my stuck emotions in my body, and give them space to express themselves and let go. 💖

— I‘m just in the process of creating a little but intense program, for those of you who resonate and would like to calm and free yourself from the past, giving space for all that you feel, feeling soo much lighter, relaxed and actually like yourself (again). 🌻

✨ Like & follow to be the first ones to experience it.
(I’m also going to look for beta tester soon, write me a direct message or comment below with: beta testing) 🌿

Bests,
Astrid

#vividdreams #butwhy #calm #sleepingproblems #sleepdisorders #insomnia #nervoussystemregulation #somatictherapy #EMDR

➡️ There can be surely lots of reasons for your symptoms, but when your day-to-day life is actually not thaat packed, your doctor says your blood results and other tests are all fine, you eat decent, and do some sports..

🌾 It might be worth checking into your past.

• Did you have experiences in your past which you try to avoid thinking about? Where unpleasant emotions easily come up?

• Were there parts in your life, which you haven’t talked with others about at all?

• Do you not tell certain aspects, because of being afraid about possible reactions of others?

• Do you think your childhood was all good, but hardly remember much?

…

‼️ A dysregulated nervous system might develop from exactly one or several, often also chronical situations from the past.

☕️ Ever wondered why your colleague, friend, partner,.. seem to manage things all so much easier?

✨ Might be worth to look deeper on what could be the actual reason.

You know someone who keeps complaining about these symptoms? They will thank you for sending this. 💌

Like and follow for more about the Nervous System, past effects on our lives and possibilities to regulate yourself (by your own terms!! & long- term wise!!) ‼️

#nervoussystem #nervoussystemregulation #anxietyrelief #fatigue #traumainformed #hypervigilance

✨ Because of most likely someone’s up-bring (alternatively big life effects as well e.g.), someone’s nervous system has developed a heightened emotional sensitivity, especially towards potential threats of abandonment or rejection in relationships.

➡️ Therefore even neutral or ambiguous behaviors by others are likely to be interpreted as negative or threatening (as a way to protect themselves), which creates even more a sense of insecurity and bigger need for reassurance and validation from their potential romantic partner.

🌾 This dependence of validation from others, tend to make the person act in clingy or needy behaviours, as a way to calm their own nervous system.

🧠 Also, the prefrontal cortex (which is involved in many aspects of our behavior, including planning, decision-making, and self-control) of people with an anxious attachment style tends to be more active in response to social threats.

➡️Thus making it much harder for the person to focus on other parts of their live (e.g. work, hobbies) - especially when being in the beginning stages of getting to know someone (thus some more instability and unclarity involved.)

‼️The good news‼️
Knowing this, shows that the focus should be on calming or better overall regulating the imbalanced nervous system internally.
🌿 As to be able to react in a healthier way towards partnerships.
🦋 And not needing to constantly cognitivly needing to remind yourself, that you’re safe and secure.

⬇️ Save it to look back at it later again.
🌿 Like and follow for more about nervous system regulation connected to Inner Child Work & Somatics
📩 Your anxious attached friend will thank you.

#somaticexperience #somatics #innerpeace #innerchildhealing #anxiousattachment #attachmenttheory #nervoussystem #nervoussystemregulation #relationshipproblems

⬇️ 3 reasons why you just can’t sit still, and do nothing for a while ⬇️

• *Hyperarousal and Nervous System Dysregulation*
Due to high prolonged distress or traumatic experiences in the past, the nervous system needed to adapt (quickly) to the situation(s). When these experiences haven’t been processed healthily, parts of the nervous system might just stay in that heightened state of alertness - as a way to still protect ourselves, as the system hasn’t processed that the danger is over now. Which then results in a constant readiness to respond to threats - thus making relaxation so difficult.

• *Avoidance of Distress*
When someone is always trying to engage in something, or keeping their thoughs distracted, it might mean that the person is trying to avoid possible neglected or suppressed thoughts and emotions, which are unpleasant to feel or think about. It is likely, that the person isn’t doing it consciously. But got so used to it, and developed this mechanisms to avoid certain internal conflicts.

• *Changes of Active & Underactiveness*
The amygdala, which processes fear in the brain, becomes overactive during high single time threats, or chronic repeated distress. While the amygdala becomes overactive then, the prefrontal cortex, involved in decision-making, becomes underactive. (Thus decision-making is e.g. also affected, if you ever wondered why it’s taking you so much energy to make even small day-to-day decisions.) This chemical imbalance can push someone toward constant activity, rather then wanting them to rest.

~ Simplistic explanations of what is happening
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❗️⬇️ 6 reasons why

👉 1. Situations that mirror past traumatic experiences, even subtly, can trigger an emotional response that is disproportionate to the current event.❗️A person might cry quickly not just because of the present misunderstanding, but because it unconsciously reminds of past experiences of being misunderstood or dismissed.❗️

👉 2. Growing up in an environment where emotional needs weren’t met can create a deep longing for understanding in adulthood. 🌸 When it feels lacking, the immediate response might be tears – ❗️a signal of those unmet needs.

👉 3. A person with negative self-perceptions due to early trauma might feel especially vulnerable in interactions.

👆👆4. A person who has experienced trauma, especially in developmental years 🌸, might have a heightened sensitivity to emotional stimuli.❗️

👉 5. If a person experienced inconsistent or dismissive responses from parents when expressing needs or emotions as a child, the person might have internalized a belief that their feelings are not valid or important. 🧡❗️In adulthood, when they feel misunderstood, it can trigger these deep-seated fears of invalidation.❗️

👉 6. Sometimes, crying is a learned response from childhood 🌸❗️ the only way to get attention or needs met. “Oh, poor girl. Let’s give her a hug now.” or, more dramatic “Just stop making a scene now, I’ll get what you wanted.”

🌸 Which number do you resonate the most with?
Personally, I find myself in number 2, 5 and 6.
It usually takes me some time to realize that I’m in one of these learned behaviors from childhood.
✨ Right now I’m working on catching myself bevor I’m in full mode of these emotions - as it’s definitely easier to change directions as once we’re already in it!!

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❗️Don’t think you have trauma? ➡️➡️Think twice!

👉 When a parent..
.. had any type of mental illness (common ones are depression, high anxiety levels, alcohol or other substances addictions, but also compulsory washing & checking things)
.. being on high mood swings, such as easily getting triggered for nothing
.. going into extreme emotions all the time (agressiveness or overly sad)
.. looves to blame you for literally nothing which was on you
.. haven’t healed their parents war wounds or any other ones which have been passed down to them
.. was just simply not able to be an empathic parent to you, for whatever reason (overwork is a big one as well)

👉👉 then.. the chances that you have some sort of trauma in you, are non deniable.

🧡 Not wanting to scare you at all, but if you know what’s going in inside of you, the first step is made.

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‼️The subconsciousness is taking care of about 95% (!!) of our daily actions and decisions.

👉 Most of the things we’re doing, we’re not slightly aware of!

➡️ Affirmations are exactly going into these 95%, inherent to the subconsciousness.

❗️Also here though, repetition is key. Try to say them to yourself as often as possible.
👉 Adding it to your morning and evening routine is a great way to get into it, and stay with it!

✨Next to affirmations, hypnosis is an amazing way to connect to and add healthy and functional beliefs and mindsets to your subconscious mind.
❗️The beautiful aspect with hypnosis is, that it goes right away already very deep with just one session!
👉 Therefore making long- lasting and time efficient positive changes in your life.

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‼️No one is free of struggles and challenges in life.

Some have it bigger, some smaller.

It’s important to know that we all had experiences, parenting ways, family members, one- time or repetitive situations which were simply unhealthy, and often long-term harming.

👉👉 If we would like to change our paths from these past times, it’s very possible!

If you would like to know more about it, and how it can work for you ➡️➡️send me a dm
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3 important things to know! Trauma connected!

➡️ 1. Prolonged or chronic stress leads to an excessive release of stress hormones, such as adrenaline and cortisol.

➡️ 2. Excessive release of adrenaline and cortisol exhausts someone’s entire system over time. With symptoms such as anxiety, depression, fatigue and lack of energy, irritability, mood swings, worry, lack of focus, isolation and many more.

➡️ 3. Additionally, this exhaustion of the system hinders the body’s natural defense from becoming sick.

‼️Who is at an extremely high risk of exhausting their system with too much stress?

👉🏽 Someone who had unhealthy childhood experiences. Whereas they were more obvious, such as abuse and neglect. Or more about dysfunctional households, such as a parent with a sickness, divorce, aggressive, moody or depressed family member.

👉🏽 These children needed to develop ways to adapt to their hurtful experiences. Most of the time they carried these mechanisms into adulthood.

👉🏽 !! The constant suppression of their emotions and needs is one of the biggest ways how a child survives its traumatic experiences in childhood. !!

‼️ And when they are still doing that as an adult, the chronic stress of that, is exactly what exhausts their systems now, without even knowing.

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✨ Some of these traits are often praised and positively looked at.
- For example the ‚all harmony‘ person.
Yes, to some extent it can be good if someone is rather easy- going, not taking something so personal or causing much trouble.
➡️➡️ The thing is though, if there is something which crossed our boundary, we don’t find okay - it is waay healthier to not suppress it for the sake of ‘good- vibe’ time.
If someone is suppressing over and over again, it basically means that this person is afraid of what will happen when they stand up for their needs.
➡️ Rejection is a major fear of this person.
Where does this fear come from?
- Of course from past experiences.

✨ Knowing that the past doesn’t equal the present and future can take some time and practice.
- Only by actively working on it, we can integrate the new knowledge, that possibly causing a bit of conflict is very healthy for yourself, and also towards the people you’re communicating to. (More on this at a later point)
➡️ And at the same time, this is also increasing our feeling of self-worth, because we internalize that ‘all time harmony’ is not as important as making our boundaries clear.

⏩️ Do you have one of these 7 traits?
⏩️ Which one are you having trouble the most with?
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➡️➡️ 1. Families marked by dysfunction, abuse, or/ and violence can pass down the consequences of trauma, influencing the coping strategies and mental health outcomes of coming generations.

2. The impact of war and armed conflicts extends beyond the immediate generation, shaping the mental health and coping mechanisms of following family members.

3. Forced migrations and the loss of cultural identity contribute to generational trauma, leaving a lasting imprint on family narratives and individual psyches.

4. Persistent social stigma and discrimination contribute to generational trauma, as the psychological consequences of prejudice and exclusion are inherited.

+ No. 5.! Economic Disparities:
Intergenerational economic disparities and socioeconomic challenges can contribute to a cycle of trauma, affecting the mental health and opportunities of future family members.

🧓🏻👵🏽 Were your parents, grandparents, grandgrandparents affected by one or more of these?

🧡 Do you think you also carry their traumatic experiences in you? Comment below 🫶🏽

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⬇️➡️ In the context of trauma, certain neural pathways become entrenched, while others diminish. Neuroplasticity, acting as a catalyst, arranges the restructuring of these pathways, fostering new connections, and revitalizing resting neural circuits.

➡️➡️ How does one actively engage in this transformative process?

✨ Through deliberate, mindful practices

✨ evidence-based therapeutic methods

✨ and cognitive restructuring.

➡️ Redirecting thought patterns and behavioral responses consciously lay the groundwork for the development of new neural connections.
!! Repetition is key!!
🙏🏼 Just like most things we learn or get better at, repetition is needed to make the changes stick and create deeper neural formations.

🧡 Specific example for healing past experiences?

➡️➡️ During a hypnosis session, you will be guided in a safe and protected environment (with NOT long going into the past and possibilities of reliving past situations!) to identify what exactly it is that you need to hear, feel, and internalize for your successful healing.

✨ Once it becomes clear for individually you where you need to start, the healing can finally begin. (If you don’t totally resonate with where you need to start, you’re basically just walking around your healing process).

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• Inability to Trust Others: Trust issues commonly stem from early development stages. Experiencing unsettling situations as an adult can increase trust difficulties. If someone is at their core stable though, so having a healed inner child, or was one of the few lucky ones where trust was established healthily in developmental years, drawbacks in life usually don’t hurt us as much or have a long-lasting impact on us.

• Unhealthy attachment styles: If you keep finding yourself, that you have unhealthy attachment style patterns (anxious, avoidant, mixture of both), or attract and engage a lot with romantic partners (close friends and family surely as well) who have an unhealthy attachment style > Look at the patterns in your childhood.

• Difficulty Expressing Emotions: Self-explaining. How did your caregivers react to you expressing your emotions in early childhood. Do you remember? - If you don’t remember, there might be some more to explore. For example, hypnosis reaches the subconsciousness nicely, with a lot of kindness and gentleness. It doesn’t let you relive what happened, but it shows you in a welcoming, warm and safe place, what it is that you needed back then.

Inner child work helps individuals understand and heal these wounds, allowing for the development of healthier beliefs and patterns.
- And what many don’t know! It doesn’t always have to be a grieving and so deep, dark healing time. It can also be light, sweet and gentle.

Do you have one of these? Or which other patterns and situations make you realize that it’s coming from how you grew up? Let’s chat in the comments ⬇️.

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⬇️ New research shows that the evidence for chronic trauma from childhood is growing. Single event traumas are usually in people’s mind, when talking about trauma. But repeated neglect, instability, criticism, negativity, chaos,.. can have fundamental long-term effects, often with intense symptoms and behavioral challenges.

These circumstances in childhood can add up and so called micro-traumas can create massive confusion and internal conflicts, which shape the way someone sees the world and people.

Well known trauma experts say, that due to these chronic traumas in early developing stages, mental health challenges such as depression, anxiety and agitation, hypervigilance, addiction, and even personality disorders can occur (and are often even likely).

When someone struggles with mental health issues for a prolonged amount of time, looking at their childhood might show where these struggles have their root.

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• Typical hot & cold behavior often originates from inconsistent caregiving. For instance, if a caregiver was unpredictable in providing love and support, the individual may develop a pattern of being both intensely attached and then withdrawing to protect themselves, because they fear to get too emotional involved and then receive no love again, as it was in childhood.

• To avoid a too closeness, because of uncertainty in childhood, someone can subconsciously loose feelings for someone to protect themselves out of fear of rejection. If this has happened repeatedly for someone, and they can’t quite explain why they lost their feelings (often it is reasoned as ‘it became the same/ boring/ routined’), this can be a sign of deeper childhood neglect.

• Same here, distance is being created to not get too emotionally involved and attached.

• Criticizing the smallest things can also mean, that the person wants to feel extra safe, by making their partner feel less or lower than themselves.

• Boycotting, as most of these other mechanisms to protect ourselves, usually happens subconsciously as well. Nevertheless, getting deeper into it and for example questioning what the important- in - between is, it may become clear that there is just an excuse.

• Healthy boundaries are wonderful. Too rigid and not letting anyone close is not.

• Slight jealousy can feel caring and protective. We would usually recognize though, when it becomes unfair and not reasonable. (When we give no reasons to be overly questioning the relationship, overly jealousy comes from somewhere else)

• Control might also mean, that someone wanting to decide all the time where and when to meet, where to go for holidays, which restaurant to visit tonight, and where cups in the cupboard belong.

All these signs can be connected to childhood trauma. Actually many of us have these in some version and even if it were smaller childhood, also called microtraumas, they can still exist.
If someone is aware of them, that’s the first step.

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Managing Anxiety ⬇️🧸

• Routines help reduce the “fight or flight” response as we are prepared to what is going to happen and already know the upcoming situation, which creates a sense of safety.

• Knowing when and how you’ll tackle daily tasks reduce the fear of the unknown.

• As you gain mastery over your day to day life, you build a sense of competence and confidence + you seeing that you manage your life effectively, creates calmness.

• Setting your days up, will give you the assurance that there is going to be rest and play time next to your work tasks. These clear boundaries in your schedule protect your mental and emotional space from overdoing and actually having proper pauses.

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The possible reasons for childhood wounds can be quite diverse.

Do you find yourself in one or maybe several one of them?

Let’s heal together 🧸🧡
The first step is though to acknowledge and accept that childhood wounds happened.

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⬇️🧸 Some common symptoms of an unhealed inner child include:

1. Emotional insecurities and conflicts.
2. Lack of self-confidence and self-esteem.
3. Difficulties with personal relationships.
4. Fear of intimacy.
5. Feelings of guilt, shame, or unworthiness.
6. Depression or anxiety.
7. Addictive behaviors or habits.
8. Chronic self-sabotage.
9. Difficulty in setting boundaries.
10. Perfectionism.

If you're experiencing any of these symptoms, it's important to seek out healing techniques that work for you. Some effective methods can include therapy, mindfulness practices, self-care routines, creativity exercises, and lifestyle changes. Remember, it's never too late to heal your inner child and start living a fuller, more joyful life. 🧡

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⬇️Possible inner child needs:

Pure Acceptance
Listening
Support
Unconditional Love
Guidance
Playfulness
Acknowledgment
Believe in them
Respecting their boundaries
Hugs &
Physical Love
Reassurance
Fun
Protection
Understanding
.. and much more 🧸🧡

What does your inner child need the most? Do you know?

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⬇️ More No-Goes ⬇️🧸 Healing the inner child is a complex and challenging process, and there are things that you want to avoid in order to create a safe and supportive environment for your inner child to heal. Here are some “no-goes” to keep in mind:

Don’t shame or blame yourself: Self-criticism and self-blame are counterproductive to healing. Instead, practice self-compassion and self-love.

Don’t minimize or dismiss your feelings: Your feelings are valid and important, even if they don’t seem rational or logical.

Don’t try to do it alone: Healing the inner child can be an emotional journey, and it’s important to have support from a trusted friend or family member, and ideally a specialist.

Don’t try to forget or suppress your past: Acknowledge and honor your past experiences, even if they were painful. Ignoring or denying your past can prevent you from healing.

Don’t try to rush the process: Healing the inner child takes time, and it’s important to be patient with yourself and the process.

Don’t compare your journey to others: Healing is a unique and individual process. Don’t compare your progress to others or feel like you have to meet certain expectations.

Remember that healing is a process, and it’s important to take it one step at a time. Be gentle with yourself and trust the process.

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Feeling of Self-Worth? ⬇️

We still might believe that other people are simply better, or we just aren't good enough or meant to be in a different position. Wrong, wrong, wrong. It's all in our heads and has nothing to do with reality. 🌻

When having a lower feeling of self-worth, we especially focus on the weaknesses of our person and usually the strength of other people. Completely overseeing the strength of ourselves and the weaknesses of others. 🌿

A person with a positive feeling of self-worth accepts its own weaknesses and doesn't focus on them, but rather sees the strengths of their own person as well. 🌼

From a scale from 1-10 how would you rate your own feeling of self-worth?
Do you think it is something you could and would like to work on? 🧡

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⬇️ Want to have change in your life?
Heal your inner child 🔥

It can be a tough and long process, but the benefits are tremendous and life changing!

Yes, it gets super emotional, sad, maybe even depressive, but you’re getting out a 50x stronger person, happier, more relaxed about things, and knowing yourself sooo much more.

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Crying, sobbing, screaming are natural parts of healing.

Don't dim these emotions, as that's where the healing takes place. 🧡

It's hard and painful, but remember that these are only 'just' emotions, we are higher beings than that, and they will always pass as well. 🌿

You can do it, lots and lots of love. 🌻

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⬇️🧸 Affirmations for your Inner Child:

- “I am providing a safe and nurturing space for you to express yourself freely.”

- “I love you just the way you are, and I am here to protect and take care of you.”

- “You are safe now, and I will always be here for you no matter what happens.”

- “Your voice and feelings are important. I listen to you with an open mind and heart.”

- “I see your pain, and I am here to comfort you and help you heal.”

- “You are not alone, and I will always be here to support you and guide you through life.”

- “You are strong, brave, and resilient, and I am so proud of you.”

- “You are a beautiful, unique, and special person, and I love you just the way you are.”

Are you using affirmations for your healing yet?

Affirmations have helped me immensely in the healing process. I feel that it’s important to be consistent with connecting with the inner child though. As the inner child needs time to open up and feel safe to build the trust.
What are your experiences with affirmations? Did you have some which resonated so well?

Let me know in the comments below, I would love to connect with you.
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⬇️🧸 Methods to heal your Inner Child:

1. Journaling: Write down your thoughts and feelings about your childhood experiences. It helps you process and release any painful emotions that you have been holding onto.
2. Re-parenting: Practice re-parenting yourself by treating yourself with love, kindness, and compassion. Imagine yourself as the nurturing parent that your inner child needs, and provide yourself with the emotional support that you have lacked as a child.
3. Visualization: Sit in a quiet place and close your eyes. Imagine yourself as a child and visualize a loving and nurturing adult coming to comfort and support you. This helps you connect with your inner child and provide them with the emotional support they need.
4. Emotional release: Allow yourself to feel and express your emotions, including the painful ones. This can involve crying, sobbing and screaming. Emotionally releasing can help you let go of old hurts and move forward.
5. Inner child dialogue: Engage in a dialogue with your inner child. Ask them how they are feeling and what they need from you. Listen to their responses with compassion and empathy, and offer them the emotional support they need.

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📝 Letter Writing is a great tool for healing the inner child. Follow these steps for healing the inner child:

1. Connect with your inner child: To start the healing process, it's important to connect with your inner child. You can do this by taking a few deep breaths and focusing your attention on your inner world. You may want to imagine yourself as a child, and try to remember what it felt like to be that age. Ask your inner child what they need, and how you can support and nurture them.
2. Write a letter to your inner child: Once you've connected with your inner child, write a letter to them. Imagine that you are writing to a younger version of yourself, and offer words of love, support, and encouragement. Acknowledge any pain or hurt that your inner child may be carrying, and express your commitment to helping them heal.
3. Try to write a letter to your inner child on a regular basis, so that the child knows that you're committed and there for your inner Child. Doing this consistently increases your relationship with your inner child and the healing process.
4. You can also answer back from the perspective of your Inner child, addressing the adult you. This way, you can reassure the adult you, that you're taking the right steps, and also find out, what other parts of the inner Child should be addressed.

Healing the inner child can be a challenging process, and it's important to be gentle and compassionate with yourself along the way.
Remember that it is a journey, and it may take time and patience to see progress. But by using methods to connect to your inner child and nurture it, you take the steps toward healing and all its amazing benefits. Have you tried Letter Writing? What do you think about it?
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⬇️🧸 Connecting to the inner child is necessary for healing and self-discovery. Here are three steps for connecting to your inner child:

1. Create a safe space: It’s important to create a safe and nurturing environment before connecting with your inner child. Find a quiet and comfortable place where you won’t be disturbed, and take some time to relax and calm your mind. You may want to light a candle, play some gentle music, or use aromatherapy to help create a calming atmosphere.
2. Tune into your body: Once you’ve created a safe space, tune into your body and try to connect with your emotions. Sit quietly and take a few deep breaths, and pay attention to any sensations or feelings that arise. Notice any areas of tension or discomfort, and try to release them by breathing deeply into those areas.
3. Connect with your inner child: Once you feel centered and grounded, try to connect with your inner child. Imagine yourself as a child, and try to remember what it felt like to be that age. Think about the things that brought you joy and made you feel safe and loved. You may want to talk to your inner child and ask them how they are feeling, and offer words of love and encouragement.

Remember that connecting with your inner child is a deeply personal process, and besides this one there are many ways how to connect and nurture your inner child. Be patient and gentle with yourself and trust that the act of connecting with your inner child is the powerful step on the path to healing and wholeness. 🧡

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🧸Neglect during childhood can have significant and long-lasting effects on a person's emotional and social development, including their ability to form and maintain healthy romantic relationships in adulthood.

1. Fear of abandonment: Neglected children may develop a fear of abandonment, which can manifest in adulthood as clinginess, jealousy, and a reluctance to let their partner spend time away from them.
2. Trust issues: Neglected children may struggle to trust others, which can make it difficult for them to form intimate relationships. They may be suspicious of their partner's motives or actions, even when there is no evidence to support their fears.
3. Low self-esteem: Neglected children may struggle with feelings of worthlessness or inadequacy, which can carry over into adulthood and impact their ability to feel confident and secure in romantic relationships.
4. Avoidance: Neglected children may have learned to avoid close relationships as a way of protecting themselves from further hurt or disappointment. As adults, they may struggle to open up emotionally or avoid getting too close to their partner.
5. Need for control: Neglected children may feel a need for control in their relationships as a way of compensating for their feelings of powerlessness during childhood. This can manifest in controlling or manipulative behaviours towards their partner.

Can you resonate with one or more of these patterns?
I was shocked to find out, that I resonated with a few of them, and also found these patterns in other people close to me. Of course, it doesn't have to decide the coming relationships now, we can all work on ourselves, heal and live healthy and secure.
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⬇️ Self-care practices that help you connect with and nurture your inner child:

1. Journaling: Writing about your thoughts and feelings is a powerful way to connect with your inner child. You can write a letter to your inner child, asking them how they’re feeling and what they need from you.
2. Meditation: Meditation helps connect with your inner child by creating a safe and calming space. You can try visualizing your inner child and sending them love and comfort.
3. Play: Engaging in activities that you enjoyed as a child can help you connect with your inner child. This can include anything from coloring to playing games.
4. Positive affirmations: Positive affirmations help you build a positive self-image and heal negative beliefs that have been developed in childhood. You can say affirmations like “I am worthy of love and respect” or “I am capable and strong”.
5. Practice mindfulness: Mindfulness is the practice of being present and fully engaged in the moment. You can practice mindfulness through meditation, deep breathing, or simply paying attention to your surroundings.
6. Set boundaries: Setting boundaries help you prioritize your needs and protect your time and energy. This can include saying no to commitments that don’t serve you, taking breaks from social media, or setting limits on your work hours.

Remember that healing takes time and patience, and it’s okay to seek support from others as you navigate this journey. 🧡

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🧸 Affirmations can be a powerful tool for healing and transforming yourself because they work by changing the way you think and feel about yourself, which in turn can change the way you act and respond to situations in your life.

Here are some affirmations that you can direct towards your inner child:

- "I love you just the way you are, and I am here to protect and take care of you."
- "You are safe now, and I will always be here for you no matter what happens."
- "It's okay to feel your emotions and express them in a healthy way."
- "I see your pain, and I am here to comfort you and help you heal."
- "You are not alone, and I will always be here to support you and guide you through life."
- "You are strong, brave, and resilient, and I am so proud of you."
- "Your voice and your feelings matter, and I will always listen to you with an open heart and mind."
- "You are deserving of love, respect, and kindness, and I will always treat you with love and kindness."
- "You have the power to create your own reality and shape your own future."
- "You are a beautiful, unique, and special person, and I love you just the way you are."

Are you using affirmations for your healing yet?
I usually use certain affirmations for a few weeks, until I feel I have absorbed them. Then I connect with my inner child again, and see what other affirmations it resonates with, and continue with these ones.
How are you using affirmations?
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⬇️🧸Giving love to your inner child is an important process of healing and nurturing yourself. Here are some ways to give love to your inner child:

1. Acknowledge your inner child: Start by acknowledging your inner child’s presence within you. This means recognizing the ways in which your inner child may still influence your thoughts, emotions, and behavior.
2. Validate your inner child’s feelings: Often, our inner child carries unprocessed emotions from childhood that can manifest as anxiety, fear, or sadness. Allow yourself to feel those emotions, and validate them by saying things like “It’s okay to feel this way” or “I understand why you feel this way.”
3. Practice self-compassion: Treat yourself with kindness and compassion, just as you would treat a small child who needs care and attention. This means being gentle with yourself, forgiving yourself for mistakes, and acknowledging your strengths and achievements.
4. Give yourself positive affirmations: Use positive self-talk to affirm your worth and value as a person. Say things like “I am lovable” or “I am enough” to help your inner child feel secure and valued. 🧡

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Setting boundaries especially with family can be extremely hard, as the known patterns and behaviours most likely have existed since childhood.🧸

Nevertheless, of course we can take the control back and create strict and healthy boundaries which will give us our inner peace.

Do you have experience with setting boundaries with family members? What are your challenges?

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⬇️ 🧸 Healing your wounded inner child can have a profound positive impact on your life. Here are some benefits of the positive changes you can experience:

1. Improved relationships: By healing your inner child, you’re able to identify patterns of behavior that have hindered your relationships in the past. As a result, you can develop healthier relationships with others and experience deeper connections.
2. Greater emotional regulation: As you learn to understand and process your past traumas, you may find that you’re better equipped to regulate your emotions in the present. This leads to a greater sense of calm and stability in your life.
3. More fulfilling career or life purpose: Healing your inner child helps you identify your true passions and desires, leading to a clearer sense of purpose and direction in your life.
4. Improved physical health: Trauma can have a physical impact on the body, so healing your inner child may help to alleviate physical symptoms such as chronic pain or fatigue.

Overall, healing your inner child can be a powerful and transformative experience, leading to greater self-awareness, self-acceptance, and a deeper connection to yourself and others. 🧡

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Unsure if your or someone else's inner child is still wounded? ✨

I find examples of situations the easiest way to find out, as it is often difficult to see our own behaviours and patterns. Do they help you as well?

What else would you like to know or understand better about healing your Inner Child? Are you making any progress so far?

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⬇️ Two ways adressing your Inner Child needs ⬇️

1. Looking at a picture of yourself as a child can be a powerful tool for addressing your inner child needs. When we look at old photos of ourselves, it can bring up memories and emotions from our past that we may have forgotten or buried.

One way to use this technique to address your inner child needs is to set aside some quiet time to look at the photo and reflect on your feelings. Ask yourself questions like:

- What do you see in the photo?
- How old were you when the photo was taken?
- What memories or emotions does the photo bring up for you?
- What did you need as a child that you didn't receive?
- How can you provide that for yourself now?

By reflecting on these questions, you can gain insight into what your inner child needs and how you can meet those needs as an adult. For example, if you realize that you needed more validation and praise as a child, you can make a conscious effort to give yourself positive affirmations and celebrate your accomplishments as an adult.

It's important to approach this exercise with kindness and compassion for yourself. Your inner child may be wounded or hurt, and it's essential to treat them with gentleness and love as you work to heal those wounds.

2. Visualizing yourself in a childhood situation can be a helpful technique for addressing your inner child needs. By revisiting a past experience as your younger self, you can tap into the emotions and feelings that you may have experienced at that time and gain insight into what your inner child may need from you now.

By visualizing yourself in a childhood situation and addressing your inner child's needs, you can begin to heal past wounds and cultivate a greater sense of self-awareness and self-compassion in the present. 🧡

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