Setting Your Inner Child Free: Healing Old Wounds and Reclaiming Your Power

Setting Your Inner Child Free: Healing Old Wounds and Reclaiming Your Power

Have you ever wondered why certain words, situations, or people trigger such strong emotions in you — even years later?
Perhaps someone criticises you, and instantly you feel small. Or you hear a dismissive tone, and suddenly you’re right back in that classroom, or that playground, hearing the cruel words: “You’re useless.” “You’ll never be good enough.”

These are not just passing moments. They are echoes from the past, carried deep within by your inner child — the younger part of you that remembers.

The Prison of the Past

So many of us unknowingly become prisoners of the past.

• A child who was bullied may grow into an adult who doubts their worth.
• A teenager who was told they would never succeed may become an adult afraid to take risks.
• A young heart that longed for love but felt overlooked may carry anxiety and fear into every relationship.

This is the work of the inner child — not to harm us, but to protect us. Yet the very protections that once kept us safe can hold us back in adulthood.

What Is Inner Child Healing?

Inner child healing is the process of reconnecting with the younger version of yourself — the one who still needs reassurance, love, and care. It is about saying:

“I see you. I hear you. You are safe now. You are good enough just as you are.”

Through this process, we begin to:

• Release old pain and trauma
• Break free from limiting beliefs
• Heal the wounds of bullying and rejection
• Build genuine self-confidence and self-esteem

A Story of Transformation

I once worked with someone who had spent most of their life feeling “not good enough.” They were successful on the outside, but inside, they battled anxiety and self-doubt every day.

When we explored their inner child, they uncovered a memory of being told, again and again, that they would never amount to anything. Those words had planted seeds of insecurity that grew with them into adulthood.

But when they began speaking kindly to their inner child,  offering the love, care, and attention they never received, something shifted. They realised those old voices weren’t the truth. They weren’t “useless.” They were strong, capable, and worthy of love.

And with each session, they felt lighter, freer, and more confident, as if unlocking the door to the prison they had unknowingly lived in for years.

How You Can Start Healing Your Inner Child

If this resonates with you, here are some powerful ways to begin:

1. Listen inward – Notice when strong emotions arise. Ask yourself: “Is this my adult self reacting… or my inner child?”
2. Write a letter – Write to your younger self with kindness and compassion. Remind them they are loved and safe.
3. Visualise comfort – Imagine holding your inner child, reassuring them that they are no longer alone.
4. Challenge old beliefs – Replace “I’m useless” with “I am enough.” Replace “I’m unlovable” with “I am worthy of love.”
5. Seek guidance – Hypnotherapy and guided relaxation can help you connect deeply with your inner child and rewrite those old stories with empowering new truths.

The Gift of Freedom

Healing your inner child doesn’t erase the past,  but it changes how the past lives within you. It transforms the echoes of criticism into whispers of compassion. It gives you back your power to live freely, with confidence, peace, and joy.

Because when you heal the inner child, you also heal the adult.

And that is where true freedom begins.