Loving our inner children

Inner girls unite!
This 8th grade girl.. is just one of my inner girls who wants to run the show. She's sassy and wants to tell me I need to get those "Thin thighs in 30 days."
I just love her. She is resilient AF. I want her to know that she's gorgeous and thighs aren't in charge.
Loving our inner girls /children is so important. Our neurological systems were not fully formed and we were traumatized by mothers, society, the patriarchy, religion, to believe our worth was in our shape, or capacity to conform and perform for YOU KNOW WHO.. Unique was NOT welcome.
I tell this sweet girl daily, how much I love her and how much I appreciate all she did for me in the face of no real knowledge or understanding of reality or acceptance.
But she can go play with her records or toys or go read some Judy Blume. I am grown, I am a mom and I have more information. She does not need to be burdened my diet concerns. I want to relieve her of this.
Our brains don't know that it's not 'then'. When I revert to her in charge, she believes it is still the 1980s. When we speak to ourselves, including our inner kids.. we just help them find peace.
They don't know it's' not 'back then'!

Here is something I might tell her.
"Tracy, babe.. you are so beautiful. I'm so proud of how you helped me/us try to sort out diets. You were there for all of us inner kiddos. But now, it's 2025 and I'm a mom now. You can rest and feel proud you were so helpful. I have this. You don't have to be in charge here. I got YOU this time. I sure do love you, babe!!"

Did you know that many of us are held back from our next level because our inner children are comfortable taking charge?   Do you want to ponder that?  Reach out and let's work through that!

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