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13 Nostalgic Activities to Reconnect with Your Inner Child

How to Reconnect with Your Inner Child

When you are on your healing journey, you might be searching for ways and activities to reconnect with your inner child.

I’m a sucker for all things nostalgia, and I truly believe participating in nostalgic activities can set your inner child’s soul on fire.

I’m sure the 13 activities featured in this post will unlock some sentimental childhood memories.

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17 Magical Crystals for Healing Childhood Trauma (and Emotional Pain)

Crystals for Healing Childhood Trauma

Using the healing properties of crystals can dramatically improve your emotional state during your journey of overcoming childhood trauma.

Neglect, abuse, and trauma changes us as people, and stones and crystals can help us heal and connect with who we truly are.

This post features 17 of the best crystals to help you recover from childhood and emotional trauma.

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107 Toxic Parents Quotes (When Mother and Father Are Abusive AF)

Toxic Parents Quotes

Whether your mother, father, or both parents are toxic, selfish, neglectful, or downright abusive, this post covers all the quotes you could ever need on your inner child healing journey.

Reading these 107 quotes can give you the push you need to break away from your harmful family and to find self-love once and for all.

I know you might feel alone, but I promise, you are never alone in your trauma.

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101 Healing Inner Child Affirmations (to Reparent Yourself)

Inner Child Affirmations

Reparenting yourself takes massive effort, but speaking inner child affirmations can help speed up the healing process.

Whether you have a mother wound or father wound (or both), I’m sure you’ve experienced a lot of invalidation throughout your life.

These 101 affirmations for your inner child will be self-nurturing, healing, and undeniably life-changing.

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40 Child Abuse Songs (When You Had a Bad Childhood)

Child Abuse Songs

If you’ve experienced a bad childhood from family problems, listening to songs about child abuse can help heal your inner child.

You’ve had to endure so much neglect and trauma, and music can be painfully validating and healing.

The 40 songs featured are all about surviving childhood emotional, physical, and sexual abuse.

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70 Healing Inner Child Quotes (to Help Overcome Childhood Trauma)

Healing Inner Child Quotes

Quotes about healing your inner child can provide strength, inspiration, and validation during painful times.

When you feel like you’re broken, reading quotes about difficult childhoods can bring you renewed hope and emotional strength ― because you know you’re not alone.

From Disney movies and actors to self-help books and philosophers, this list features 70 inspiring quotes to help you find and heal your inner child.