Your Inner Child is Still Running the Show
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Erica: [00:00:00] If love feels hard, your inner child might still be calling the shots—let’s meet them inside your sanctuary.
Welcome back to your sanctuary. Let's slow it down for a moment. Feel the support beneath you. Maybe it's your bed. A cozy chair or the floor underneath your feet.
Let your shoulders drop. You're not crazy. You're not weak. You're just still protecting a younger version of you who never felt safe enough to rest. And inhale through your nose. Let your breath fill up your belly gently and slow. Exhale out your mouth and feel your jaw, unclench, and your brows soften.
Now listen closely because this one might sting a little, but it could change [00:01:00] everything.
If you keep attracting people who abandon you,
if you keep silencing yourself to avoid conflict,
if you're still chasing love like you have to earn,
it's not because you're broken, it's because your inner child is still running the show.
That little girl or boy inside, you learned early. Love meant pleasing others. Safety meant staying small, being good meant disappearing your needs, and guess what your adult self might be killing it on the outside career responsibilities, that perfectly curated mask, but underneath that 6-year-old is still terrified of being left.
That 8-year-old is still waiting for [00:02:00] someone to finally choose them, and that 10-year-old still thinks they have to perform to be loved. You don't need more mindset hacks. You need a moment of honest re-parenting. Let's meet that little one right now, right where they are.
Close your eyes for a second if you can.
Bring to mind a photo of yourself as a child. Maybe you're in the bathroom brushing your teeth or curled up on your childhood bed. Can you see them? The soft eyes, the hope, the hurt.
Now whisper to them. I see you. You never should have had to go through that alone.[00:03:00]
I'm here now and I'm not leaving.
If it feels safe, put your arms around your body, not as a performance, but as a promise. Feel the warmth of your own embrace. You are the parent your inner child has been waiting for. Let your breath deepen. Send them the message of safety right down to your toes . Hmm.
Here's your reset for today. Find your reflection.
Maybe in the bathroom mirror, maybe in your mind's eye. Look into your own eyes. No filter, no flinching. Say out loud. I am not a child anymore, but the child in me still needs love.
Then breathe with [00:04:00] them.
Breathe in. I'm safe now. Breathe out. I'm not alone.
Let your body memorize this feeling of being seen, being claimed. Being cared for.
You don't need to keep performing for love. You don't need to prove your worth through pain. That little one inside of you, they've waited long enough. Now it's your turn to rise. Not harder but softer, wiser. Whole
come back to this moment as [00:05:00] often as you need, you are safe to rest. You are safe to be seen. I'll be right here tomorrow.
Erica: Your inner child isn’t a problem to fix—they’re a part of you to come home to. Keep breathing, keep softening… and come back here anytime you forget how far you’ve come.
