Season 2 Ep: 5 How I Am Facing My Inner Child and Addressing My Unhealthy Patterns
Facing My Inner Child: Breaking Unhealthy Patterns | S2E5
If you’ve found yourself in an emotionally abusive relationship—or even contributing to one—it’s very possible that the roots trace back to childhood abuse or neglect.
(Engle, 2023, p. 49)
In this episode, I get honest about what it means to face my inner child. I explore how early trauma has shaped the unhealthy patterns I’ve repeated in adulthood—and how I’m working to break them. We talk about how emotional wounds from childhood show up in relationships, especially in the way we disconnect from ourselves and those we love.
Which of these childhood experiences have you carried into your adult life?
Physical neglect
Emotional deprivation
Physical abandonment
Verbal abuse
Boundary violations
Emotional sexual abuse
Role reversal
Chaotic abuse
Social abuse
Intellectual abuse
This is the work. It’s where true healing begins.
I also share resources that have helped me reconnect with my inner child, like guided meditation, yoga sun salutations, and self-reflection tools to support emotional and spiritual healing.
I hope that this episode gives you the space to feel, reflect, and begin again, with gentleness.
