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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.
Why use crystals for childhood trauma?
Spirituality has drastically improved my life — especially my mental health — in so many ways that I never thought were possible.
Crystals are a big part of that.
I like to think of crystals as bringing nature inside.
When you’re out in nature, the sun, the rain, the clouds, the grass, the trees, rivers, lakes, and oceans…they all help ground us and make us feel connected to the earth.
Bringing crystals indoors helps bring these healing properties into your environment and surround you with their benefits.
How to Use Crystals:
Depending on your situation and which method you prefer, crystals can be used for emotional healing in so many different ways.
⭐ Surrounding Space: Place them around your home, especially on nightstands, window sills, desks, and by electronics. Put them in your pillowcase while you sleep.
⭐ On Your Body: Carry them around with you in your pocket or purse. Wear them as a necklace or bracelet.
⭐ Meditate: Hold them during meditation or hold them when you feel anxious, stressed, or sad.
The main thing to note is to use crystals with intention.
Crystals work best at healing childhood trauma when you use them with purpose.
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17 Stones for Emotional Healing
Please note: Although crystals have been used to treat the body, mind, and spirit, crystal healing is not meant to replace conventional medicine or therapy.
1. BLACK TOURMALINE
Black Tourmaline helps get rid of any negativities associated with trauma and emotional turmoil.
Because of this, Black Tourmaline is a fantastic crystal for overcoming negative thoughts, healing trauma, worries, anger, and feelings of worthlessness.
Black Tourmaline is also helpful in overcoming substance abuse or self-harm tendencies.
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2. PINK TOURMALINE
In addition to Black Tourmaline, Pink Tourmaline is another healing stone that’s perfect for purging any destructive feelings and invisible wounds that have accumulated over time.
This crystal is excellent for stimulating happiness, joy, peace, and relaxation.
Pink Tourmaline also helps release all worries and feelings of guilt attached to childhood trauma.
3. SMOKY QUARTZ
Hands down, Smoky Quartz is one of my favorite stones for emotional healing that’s vital for overcoming childhood neglect.
This gemstone is grounding and helps bring stabilizing and centering energies.
Smoky Quartz will help you overcome stress, fear, jealousy, anger, and trauma.
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4. ROSE QUARTZ
I love Rose Quartz so much, because not only is it super pretty, it’s the crystal for unconditional love.
This stone has gentle and loving vibrations that are especially useful for easing any problems dealing with emotions, confrontations, and relationships.
Rose Quartz will help bring you comfort and increase your feelings of self-love and self-worth.
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5. PINK CALCITE
Pink Calcite is an excellent tool for people who feel lost and struggle with connecting with their emotions.
If you’re someone who tends to bury your emotions beneath cynicism and sarcasm, this crystal can help unearth peace and self-acceptance.
Pink Calcite also helps prevent irrational anger and behavior that’s passive-aggressive.
6. MALACHITE
With stunning green waves, Malachite is a stone of transformation.
When you begin to transform into the person you truly are, the love you have for yourself will grow and grow.
Use Malachite for deep energy cleaning and balancing out your chakras that are blocked from childhood trauma.
7. CARNELIAN
Carnelian can help push you into choosing therapy, self-help books, and other tools to heal your trauma.
It’s a very motivating crystal that works at bringing all the aspects of yourself into alignment.
Carnelian helps you overcome the parts of your childhood that may be holding you back.
8. DALMATION JASPER
Because Dalmatian Jasper is the stone of truth and clarity, it reminds you to keep moving forward from the terrible things that happened to you.
With both black and white in the crystal, its ability to balance yin-yang energy helps dispel any negativity while filling your life with positive energy.
Both properties in Dalmatian Jasper are crucial in times of healing childhood trauma.
9. AQUAMARINE
Aquamarine has a great ability to soothe and calm any emotional problems.
This healing crystal helps increase feelings of joy, peace, love, and happiness.
Aquamarine is an incredible choice for any anxiety, fears, or difficulties connected to relationships with family members.
10. PINK AGATE
Sometimes when healing childhood neglect and trauma, we can feel incredibly angry, hurt, and frustrated about our situation.
That said, all agates are known for their calming and healing properties, and Pink Agate is no different.
Pink Agate brings serenity and stability by healing inner anger and any emotional baggage that prevents your acceptance of love.
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11. RED JASPER
Red Jasper is a fantastic crystal for invoking courage, strength, and wisdom.
Healing from childhood trauma can bring up lots of painful memories, and sometimes you don’t even know the next step to take.
Red Jasper can encourage you to find creative ways to heal from your trauma.
12. RHODONITE
Rhodonite is a powerful stone that stimulates, clears, and activates the heart chakra – an important chakra for inner child healing.
This crystal is a stone of compassion, and it helps us in situations of self-destruction and codependency.
You can use Rhodonite to clear any emotional wounds and scars by promoting relaxation and wellbeing.
13. LAPIS LAZULI
Lapis Lazuli is a wonderful aid for dispelling negative emotions and thoughts and bringing total harmony, which is crucial during times of releasing childhood trauma.
Its healing properties also help with self-expression, self-confidence, and creativity.
Lapis Lazuli is also an outstanding crystal for relieving stress and allowing you to boldly speak your boundaries.
14. AMETHYST
Amethyst is one of the most widely known and used crystals, because it is so versatile.
This healing stone is often used to open up your mind, body, and soul to a higher level of intuition and consciousness.
Amethyst provides clarity, regulates mood swings, increases inner strength, and relieves stress and anxiety.
15. BLOODSTONE
Associated with the root chakra, Bloodstone is the perfect protection and grounding stone.
It helps remove any mental and emotional blockages that are standing in the way of your inner child healing journey.
When you need a boost of mental clarity, Bloodstone can also offer much-needed guidance.
16. SHUNGITE
Shungite is known for protecting against electromagnetic field (EMF) energies, but it can also be used to clear any dysfunctional patterns.
Childhood trauma typically causes a lot of harmful and dysfunctional patterns, and using Shungite can help neutralize these behaviors.
If you’re feeling particularly stressed, Shungite is also said to block the production of stress hormones.
17. CHRYSOCOLLA
Another must-have crystal for healing childhood trauma is Chrysocolla.
This multidimensional stone balances emotions and diminishes any feelings of fear and guilt.
Chrysocolla supports you with discovering your inner power, finding your voice, and expressing your feelings.
Caring For Your Crystals
All the negatives that are released from your body or environment are absorbed into the crystals.
This means, to keep your crystals in their optimum form, it’s important to cleanse and charge your crystals on a regular basis.
(I usually do this every new and full moon.)
Cleansing:
🧹 Soak in water
🧹 Smoke cleansing
🧹 Bury them in the earth, soil, or clay
🧹 Sound frequencies
You can also cleanse your crystals in the same ways I cleanse my tarot decks.
Charging:
⚡ Place in sunlight
⚡ Place in moonlight
⚡ Meditate
You can learn more about cleansing and charging your crystals on That Crystal Site or in Crystals for Beginners.
Here’s a recap of the best crystals for childhood trauma:
⭐ Black Tourmaline
⭐ Pink Tourmaline
⭐ Smoky Quartz
⭐ Rose Quartz
⭐ Pink Calcite
⭐ Malachite
⭐ Carnelian
⭐ Dalmatian Jasper
⭐ Aquamarine
⭐ Pink Agate
⭐ Red Jasper
⭐ Rhodonite
⭐ Lapis Lazuli
⭐ Amethyst
⭐ Bloodstone
⭐ Shungite
⭐ Chrysocolla
Which crystals for healing childhood trauma are you most eager to try?
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