Reclaiming the Right to Feel — Healing the Lost Inner Child
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For many Gen X adults, emotions were either dismissed, minimized, or punished. We learned early that feelings were unsafe — too big, too inconvenient, too disruptive. So we tucked them away. We became “strong,” “independent,” “fine,” and entirely disconnected from the softest part of ourselves. Reclaiming the right to feel.
Inside each of us lives a child who once felt deeply, openly, and freely before learning that feelings had consequences.
Part 3 of this series is about returning to that child — not to relive the past, but to reconnect with the part of us that still holds the keys to emotional freedom, intuition, authenticity, and inner truth.
The Inner Child Is Not the Past — It’s the Unfelt Present
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Your inner child is not a memory.
Your inner child is the part of you that still feels with raw honesty.
The emotion you avoid today is the same emotion that wasn’t safe then.
The shutdown you experience now is the same shutdown you learned to survive childhood.
The inner child speaks through:
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sudden overwhelm
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emotional withdrawal
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self-criticism
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perfectionism
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fear of disappointing others
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discomfort with vulnerability
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difficulty receiving support
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the instinct to “do it alone”
These are not adult flaws.
They are childhood adaptations.
Healing begins when we stop judging these patterns and start recognizing them as echoes of a child who was forced to grow up without emotional safety.
https://drjonicewebb.com/what-is-childhood-emotional-neglect/
Reclaiming Emotional Permission
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The most powerful step in inner child healing is granting yourself the permission you never received.
Permission to feel.
Permission to soften.
Permission to be human.
Permission to exist without performing strength.
Emotional permission sounds like:
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“I am allowed to feel this.”
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“My emotions deserve space.”
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“I do not have to hide my inner world.”
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“This feeling does not make me weak.”
These statements are simple but revolutionary for those who grew up without emotional support.
For Gen X adults, emotional permission is not indulgence — it is restoration.
How Reiki Helps Heal the Inner Child
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Reiki is one of the gentlest ways to reconnect with the inner child because it:
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creates emotional safety
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quiets the nervous system
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softens protective layers
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brings suppressed emotions to the surface tenderly
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supports release without overwhelm
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restores flow to blocked chakras
During Reiki, many adults feel:
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warmth in the heart
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tears rising without sadness
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old memories surfacing
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a softening in the throat
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lightness in the chest
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a sense of being held
These sensations are emotional release.
They are the inner child finally being acknowledged.
Reiki does not force healing — it invites it.
It creates a space where your inner child feels safe enough to step forward.
Inner Child Healing Through the Law of Attraction
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The Law of Attraction responds to your current vibration, including the unresolved emotions of your inner child.
When these emotions are suppressed, LOA reflects:
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abandonment wounds through unavailable people
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shame through critical relationships
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fear of rejection through emotional distance
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low self-worth through repeated self-sacrificing patterns
These patterns are not failure.
They are reflections of emotional imprints asking to be healed.
When you reconnect with your inner child and allow suppressed emotion to move, your vibration changes. LOA begins to match the new frequency:
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healthier people
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softer relationships
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emotional clarity
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stronger boundaries
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deeper intuition
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more trust in yourself
Healing the inner child shifts your entire point of attraction.
Giving Your Inner Child What They Needed
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The child within you needed:
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safety
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softness
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understanding
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boundaries
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emotional validation
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unconditional acceptance
You can give that now.
Inner child healing practices:
Self-Compassion Dialogue
Place a hand on your heart:
“What does the younger me need to hear today?”
Emotional Naming
“I am feeling… and that is allowed.”
Presence
Sit quietly and breathe until your body softens.
Reparenting
Offer yourself the emotional support you never received.
Allowing
Let whatever arises be present without judgment.
These practices not only heal past wounds — they transform present patterns.
https://wendylynnjohnson.com/blog/emotional-resilience-in-children/
How This Healing Benefits Your Children
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When you heal your inner child, you break generational cycles without effort.
Your child learns:
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emotional freedom
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grounding
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permission
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safety
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how to feel
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how to express
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how to regulate
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how to connect
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how to trust themselves
Your healing becomes their blueprint.
You are not just restoring emotional truth to yourself —
You are teaching your child what emotional safety feels like.
This is how generational change happens quietly, powerfully, and permanently.
Conclusion: Healing the Inner Child Heals the Parent, and the Child Within the Parent
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Reclaiming the right to feel is not about revisiting old pain.
It is about returning to the part of you that was never allowed to exist fully.
The inner child is not a wound — it is your emotional truth.
Through Reiki, the Law of Attraction, conscious awareness, and emotional permission, you begin to rebuild the relationship with yourself that was interrupted long ago.
As you heal, you become:
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more present
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more grounded
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more aligned
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more compassionate
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more emotionally available
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more vibrationally attuned
And in doing so, you become the parent, partner, and person your younger self always needed.