WARM GREETINGS!  HYPNOTHERAPISTS OFTEN WORK WITH THE INNER CHILD BECAUSE IF THAT PART OF US IS HURTING, IT NEEDS SOME TENDER LOVE AND CARE. NOW, AS AN ADULT, WE CAN LOOK BACK IN TIME AND REVIEW OUR MEMORIES OF CHILDHOOD AND IF THERE WAS TRAUMA, WE OFTEN SAY “OH, THAT WASN’T SO BAD. WE MIGHT REMEMBER IN A SMALL WAY BEING SCARED OR SAD OR ANGRY AND THEN BRUSH IT OFF, POSSIBLY THINKING “WHY DID I MAKE SUCH A BIG DEAL ABOUT THAT”. WE MUST REMEMBER THE POSITION OF THE CHILD- INNOCENT, DEPENDENT ON PARENTS OR CAREGIVERS AND WIDE OPEN TO SUGGESTION. EVEN SMALL THINGS CAN CUT DEEP INTO THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND OF A CHILD AND HAVE A LASTING EFFECT. THESE SMALL THINGS CAN GO UNNOTICED BY THE CONSCIOUS MIND AS THEY GROW MORE TOXIC OVER THE YEARS. WORKING WITH THE INNER CHILD WHO IS HURTING IS VITAL WHEN THE INITIAL TRAUMATIZING EVENT IS HOLDING THE ADULT BACK FROM REACHING THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. THAT DEAR SWEET CHILD NEEDS TO BE TOLD THE TRUTH AND THAT TRUTH IS OFTEN THE FACT THAT HE OR SHE HAS SURVIVED IT ALL AND EVEN LEARNED FROM THE HARDSHIPS. ONE WOMAN I WORKED WITH HAD WITNESSED A VIOLENT FIGHT BETWEEN HER PARENTS BEFORE THEY SPLIT UP. THERE WAS A LOT OF FEAR OF COURSE BUT TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, HER MOM LEFT AND SHE HAD TO CARE FOR HER YOUNG BROTHER WHEN SHE WAS JUST A YOUNG GIRL HERSELF. IT HAD NEVER OCCURED TO THE OLDER WOMAN SITTING IN MY CHAIR, HOW MUCH SHE HAD LEARNED IN THOSE HARD YEARS. SHE LEARNED TO CARE FOR A YOUNG ONE, TO SHOP, COOK , BE RESPONSIBLE AND STRONG. FEAR AND ANGER WAS STILL THERE IN HER FIFTIES BUT ONCE THE WORK WAS DONE WITH HER INNER CHILD AND THOSE OLD EMOTIONS WERE RELEASED, THIS WONDERFUL WOMAN RECOGNIZED THE COURAGE , COMPASSION AND POWER THAT WAS ALWAYS A PART OF WHO SHE  WAS AND CONTINUES TO BE.  SHE  ALSO BECAME VERY PROUD OF THAT YOUNG GIRL, HER LOVABLE INNER CHILD. TAKE CARE UNTIL NEXT TIME, WANDA