Healing is not becoming someone new; it is meeting the younger self you abandoned to survive. It is sitting with their fears, holding their hand, and telling them: you are safe now, you are loved now, you never have to face it alone again.
Trauma forces many people to disconnect from their younger selves. Recovery involves reconnecting with that inner child, acknowledging the pain, and providing comfort. Inner child work, therapy, and journaling are powerful tools for this process. Healing is a reunion with the parts of yourself that deserved better.
