The Wounded Inner Child:

The Part of Us That Never Stops Asking “Why?”

By Karen Chaston

This video snippet comes from The Emotional Fingerprint of an Adoptee:

Eight Essential Lessons. Lesson 2:  Understanding and Tending an Adoptee’s Inner World.

(click here or the picture above to watch)

Imagine having a loss that no one understands.
No one validates.
And everyone expects you to just get on with life; as though nothing happened.

For adoptees, that lack of understanding doesn’t erase the wound. It deepens it.

It’s the part of themselves still holding the unanswered questions, the unmet needs, and the ache of that very first separation.

Today we explore the fourth element of The Emotional Fingerprint of an Adoptee.

Watch this short clip to feel into the complexity of the wounded inner child;

and why recognising it is key to healing what’s been silently carried for a lifetime.

Imagine having a wound that began the day you were born;

a wound no one saw, understood, or spoke about.

How would that shape the way you see yourself, your worth, and how you move through the world?

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