Self Care and the Inner Child

As women we are used to taking care of those around us, making sure that their needs are being met.

If you’re a woman, no matter how self-reliant you are, you have a little girl who’s very tender and needs your love, support and encouragement.

As children, when something went wrong, we tended to believe that there was something wrong with us.

Children develop the idea that if they could only do it right, then parents and caregivers would love them, and they wouldn’t punish them.

In time, the child believes, there is something wrong with me. I’m not good enough. As we grow older, we carry these false beliefs with us. We learn to reject ourselves.

It's then no wonder that as adults, we set goals for our self-care and although we begin enthusiastically, we quickly let ourselves down.