It's Not About Forgiving Your Inner Child, It's About Being Believed

This book explores the often-misunderstood concept of inner child work-particularly the ways we're told to "e;forgive our inner child"e; or "e;heal the wounded child within"e; when what that younger self actually needs isn't forgiveness but to finally be believed. It examines how therapeutic language around inner child healing can sometimes recreate the original wound: the pressure to understand, ...