When Gigi took me through the process, she made two things very clear that she explained most people don’t know: 1. Your child-self lives in the inner worlds. You can’t help them by doing adult activities in this reality. If you didn’t get to go to prom, they are not going to heal because you buy beautiful clothes as an adult and go to parties. They need you to meet them in the shamanic realms. 2. For this kind of healing in the inner realms, your child-self is in charge. It won’t work to try to fix or coach them from your perspectives now. They know more about what they needed then—than you do now—so listen, watch, and follow their lead. Over the years I’ve listened to many women describe the inner child work they have done in other environments, and just like me—before Gigi—these two vital elements had been missing. Like me, they thought their inner child work was complete… …however, the on-going triggers were telling a different story. Family gatherings were still painful and they still felt like the odd person in the family. That tells me the child-self hadn’t yet felt completely safe, seen or heard. Thankfully, in addition to Gigi’s two powerful guidelines, there are other principles in her approach that keeps the child significantly safe so the healing can go to a deep and lasting place.
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