Inner Children
IN-er CHIL-dren
Refers to the various parts of your psyche, each representing a version of yourself at different ages or stages of childhood. These Inner Children may have become "locked in" emotionally due to different experiences, traumas, or unmet needs, each exhibiting unique behaviors, reactions, and coping strategies.
Example Usage
Through recovery work, and with the help of my sponsor I discovered I had MULTIPLE Inner Children—each needing attention, validation, understanding and healing in their own way.