The Addicted Mind Podcast

TAM+ EP65 From Wounded to Whole: Nurturing Your Inner Child for Lasting Recovery

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Apr 17, 2025
Discover the transformative power of your inner child and how past traumas shape present behaviors. Explore historical insights from Carl Jung and John Bradshaw on this vital concept. Learn practical steps to heal your wounded inner child and foster emotional growth. Understand the link between inner child work and addiction recovery, and the necessity of community support. Embrace self-compassion and mindfulness as tools for healing, and uncover resources that can aid your journey toward a balanced and healthier life.
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ADVICE

Recognize Wounded Inner Child Signs

  • Watch for signs like emotional reactivity, low self-esteem, and difficulty trusting others as indicators of a wounded inner child.
  • These signs often include fear of abandonment, self-sabotage, perfectionism, anxiety, depression, and people-pleasing behaviors.
INSIGHT

Inner Child Origins in Psychology

  • Carl Jung introduced the inner child as an archetype linked to our vulnerable, childlike nature in the collective unconscious.
  • John Bradshaw expanded this concept with healing frameworks emphasizing the inner child's importance.
INSIGHT

Childhood Shapes Adult Inner Child

  • Our childhood experiences shape the inner child, influencing adult thoughts, emotional patterns, and coping mechanisms.
  • A wounded inner child causes adult reactions as if still in childhood, causing stuck and unhealthy behaviors.
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