In the realm of wellness, "grounding" has emerged as a popular yet ambiguous term that frequently demands clarification. In this blog post, I aim to delve deeply into the concept of grounding, explaining its essence, mechanics, advantages, and practical ways to integrate this practice into your daily life.
We tend to believe that in order to become confident we must push through our fears in the hope that they will eventually disappear. Nothing could be further form the truth. Here are some insights into what I have observed in myself and working with hundreds of clients to become the most confident version of themselves. Confidence is not a mindset issue, it's a state of being achieved from healing our own inner traumas.
We spend most of our childhood wanting to grow up.. yet when we do, we carry many qualities from the child we once were. Some of these qualities enrich our life, such as playfulness and curiosity. However some of the emotional wounds of our childlike self can cause reactions such as impulsive anger jealousy and intense fears.
Reparenting your inner child means to connect to yourself in a whole different way to what you may be used to. These is a significant difference between our “adult self” and our “child self”. Our adult self is used to caring for our physical body, expressing (somewhat) how we feel and making sense of the world around us. The adult self tends to repress the wounds of the child it once was.
We all have an Inner Child, but we so often shame and suppress that aspect of ourselves, thus forcing this part of ourselves to “act out” in order to be acknowledged with the intention of seeking healing. By ignoring. this aspect, we deepen the wound.
We must bridge the gap between our adult self and inner child, allow both to be acknowledged and witnessed. We can only do this with love and patience, all parts of us needs validation in order to heal and no one can do this better than ourselves.
There are many aspects of ourselves that we can acknowledge and nurture, but with so many of my clients, I have found. that there are also many aspects that remain in the shadow because when we are the one suffering, we can very rarely see the bigger picture.
Through deep guided meditation and energy work, we are able to bridge the gap and acknowledge some truths that may remain hidden without support. We cannot heal what we are unaware of and when it comes to our inner wounds and triggers, we all have blind spots.
When we take the time to acknowledge old wounds and heal them, we integrate aspects of ourselves and enjoy a greater sense of inner peace. This leads us to live a life that is happier and more serene, which in turn leads us to be better humans, parents and friends. Ultimately, we become able to respond to the world around us rather than react to it.
The emotional wounds of our inner child ripple across many aspects of our lives and relationships with others.
I believe that joy, creativity and fun are essential ingredients to a healthy life and we draw more of these things into our everyday by healing our Inner child’s emotional wounds and allowing space for our childlike self to blossom into our present self.
Discover how you may work with me to heal your Inner Child here
Inner child Healing is one of the topics covered in Conscious Creator, find out more
In this episode of the Heartscaping podcast, I dive deeper into the concept of Inner Child, listen here
Every parent aspires to be calm, conscious and build a loving relationship with their child. But we are deeply triggered by our children. Their role in coming into our lives is to point (and press repeatedly) on our inner wounds and insecurities, thus giving us the opportunity to notice what we are being called to heal within ourselves.
We are all born with a very specific set of skills, talents and passions. We then navigate our way through our life experience that shapes us in different ways.
So many of us reach a point in life where we feel lost, unfulfilled and depressed, regardless of the level of abundance, love and success that surrounds us. So where do we go from there? I believe the solution is to take a deep dive within and find the clues that were pointing us in the direction of our life’s purpose all along.
