When your Inner Child goes Unhealed- Now what?

What Life Looks Like When Inner Child Wounds Go Unhealed

Unhealed inner child trauma quietly directs much of our adult behavior. In fact, it stays hidden most of the time, until we are in relationships or being asked to be related to people. We may not even be self-aware and see how we are showing up in most circumstances. I know, I wasn't aware and was deep into "people pleasing" that only until later in life, did I become aware of how miserable I was in most of my relationships because I was people pleasing so much, and not pleasing myself.

Here are some examples of how it shows up:

• Fear of rejection: You avoid vulnerability or overextend yourself to be accepted.

• People-pleasing: You struggle to say no, equating worth with others’ approval.

• Perfectionism: You seek control to feel safe and avoid criticism. So you avoid mistakes or getting out of your comfort zone. You seek control at all costs to feel safe- and most of the time, you do not feel safe in the emotional and physical body.

• Honorary and righteousness wounds: You feel responsible for holding everything together and become defensive when others challenge your sense of “right.”

  
  

Each of these patterns points to a younger part of you still waiting to be understood. A part of you that needs to be acknowledged and held. When you notice these behaviors, it’s not a sign of weakness — it’s a message from your inner child asking for love, safety, and release.

By tending to these wounds, you begin to live from emotional maturity, grounded confidence, and self-acceptance — no longer reacting from old pain, but responding from present awareness and allowing yourself to be vulnerable when you need to.

Are you ready to release these patterns?

Join Eradicating the Inner War, a healing workshop for those seeking peace, balance, and emotional freedom.

Connect with me,

Joann Malanga, Soul Integration Coach and receive a free Inner Child Healing Workbook to begin your journey today.

email- joann@theintegrativeconsciousvibecenter.com

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