The child you once were never truly disappears. They live within you—in your fears, your relationships, and the ways you cope when life feels overwhelming. These are the voices of the wounded inner child, carrying stories of abandonment, rejection, shame, betrayal, neglect, and more. The good news? Those stories don’t have to define your future. Healing begins when we pause, listen, and gently give our inner child the compassion they’ve always needed.