Read about my firsthand experience recovering from childhood abuse through Inner Child work. For those of us who may have experienced feelings of self-hatred, shame, or low self-worth due to complex trauma, Inner Child work can be a gentle way to start to connect with those wounded parts of ourselves. I’ll guide you through how to start this healing work by making a collage of your childhood photos.

As a survivor of childhood sexual and emotional abuse, I grew up with no clear memories of the abuse but was still experiencing trauma symptoms. It wasn’t until I started trauma informed therapy that I was able to start to address what happened to me. I’m sharing what I learned in case it could be helpful to those with a similar experience.