Inner Child Archives - Page 3 of 5 - Adult Children of Alcoholics & Dysfunctional Families

Hola Mijita

by Michell B.C. | Sep 1, 2022 | ACA And The Arts, ComLine

Hola Mijita,You are so beautiful and brave and worthy.The love that shines through your smile and in your eyesRadiates through your heart, and I see you! From this day forward, I will love and protect you allthrough every age, every feeling, thought and action....

Building Trust

by Michell B.C. | Sep 1, 2022 | ComLine, Newcomer Resources

Loving Parent Tools & Techniques, pg. 146(Part and Paraphrasing) The Loving Parent GuidebookWhen we take action as our own loving parent, we deepen our commitment to reparenting ourselves and building trust within. With practice, it feels more natural to make time...

Guided Meditation

by Justine F. | Jul 15, 2022 | ACA And The Arts, ComLine

I’m on a path, with a stream on the right and woods on my left, listening to birdsong as I walk in tree-dappled sunlight. Here is a turtle on a log in the water, there is a butterfly among the flowers on the bank. I am at peace. My serenity increases with each...

External Loving Parent

by Hodaya B. | Jul 1, 2022 | ComLine, Voices of Recovery

I can’t relate to a loving parent inside me. I had to imagine an external loving parent as my father holding me in a “snuggly” , and supporting me, giving me empathy and love. I don’t even feel it is necessary for me to distinguish the negative voices, only my wounded...

Come Alongside

by Mary H. | Apr 15, 2022 | ComLine, Voices of Recovery

I’ve told this story so many times, perplexed, always with no emotion until The Loving Parent Guidebook and the questions on page 26 and 27: What would you tell a child … ? I was in first grade sitting at the kitchen table after dinner struggling with single...