It is very difficult to tell a logical, cognitive story about your inner child. The child within is so deeply feeling and illogical. She felt everything viscerally in the body first — visual impressions, colours, sounds, emotional fragments, and sensations — and then, only after the age of seven, did she start creating a narrative from her logical mind.

"Most traditional methods of working on oneself are mostly pain-centered. People get to repeat over and over their painful emotions without

Inner Relationship Focusing Inner Relationship Focusing is a version of Focusing psychotherapy developed by Barbara McGavin and Ann...

Psychiatrist Sigmund Freud originally described the conscious mind, which consists of all the thoughts that you are aware of, as the tip...

Focusing is a path of self-inquiry that welcomes nuanced experiences that we often overlook. We gently bring awareness into our bodies,...

Focusing is a path of self-inquiry that welcomes nuanced experiences that we often overlook. We gently bring awareness to our bodies, where feelings and sensations reside. We allow and befriend whatever we are experiencing in a way that permits the stuck places to loosen …moving us toward greater peace, freedom, and wisdom." ~ John Amodeo, PhD An Emotional Awareness Journal Process Listening to your body for 15 minutes a day can help you become more attuned to your emotions