Healing the Inner Child
Sheleana and Mark discuss the importance of softening and humbling ourselves in order to heal our inner child. They explore the societal pressure to be strong and tough, denying ourselves the space to feel our feelings. They emphasize the personal and unique nature of the healing process, debunking the idea of a quick fix or formula.In this clip
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The Mark Groves Podcast
#025: The Rising Woman with Sheleana Aiyana
Related Questions
How do people do inner child work as discussed in the episode #025: The Rising Woman with Sheleana Aiyana and the clip Self-Compassion and Transformation?
How do negative experiences, such as being told at a young age or into adulthood how we should feel (e.g., feeling ashamed or not being allowed to feel sad), get encoded into our brains, and how does not having permission to feel our real, biological emotions impact our future decisions? This was discussed in the episode Tools for Overcoming Substance & Behavioral Addictions | Ryan Soave, the episode #614: Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life, the clip Embracing Pain's Gift from the episode Dr. Marc Brackett: How to Increase Your Emotional Intelligence, and the clip Permission to Feel.
If I have worked super hard on myself physically and mentally for years as a 21-year-old man, why does it sting so much more when I open up about my life, values, and passions but still don't achieve a deeper connection? This question relates to the episodes #110: Relationships are Meant to be Hard with Sheleana Aiyana, #050: Holding Space For Heartbreak with Dr. Jeremy Goldberg, #386: The Truth About Heartbreak with Sahara Rose, and Healing from Heartbreak.