Ways to communicate with our inner child 

The inner child in psychology is a concept attributed to psychologist Carl Jung. Jung developed the so-called child archetype as a way to help us connect to the past, trying to get patients to reconnect with the experiences and emotions from their childhood.

“The most potent muse of all is our own inner child.” Stephen Nachmanovitch.

The concept developed by Jung gave way to many psychologists to take the idea of the inner child and use it in conjunction with psychoanalytic techniques. Our inner child, with its lights and shadows, is reflected in many of our daily actions and in the decisions we make.

Who is the inner child?

The inner child is a concept used in gestalt therapy. For Gestalt, the inner child is the most vulnerable and sensitive psychological structure of our “I”. It is formed primarily from the experiences, both positive and negative, that we have lived in our…