Kindle Unlimited Paperback
⭐⭐⭐⭐ out of 5
If you've read any of my other recent book reviews, you'll already know that I start them all off by saying that every book I read and review starts with the full shelf-load of 5 stars and that I'm always hopeful that they will all be stuck firmly in place by the time I close the back cover. You'll also know that my usual reason for knocking off a star is copyright or trademark infringement. There's been one book that has had the fallen star rapidly replaced, thanks to a little sentence right at the back of the book... it's only happened once, but I'm more than happy to repeat it if that sentence is there again!
Let's get on with the reading and reviewing now, shall we?
This book is only 175 pages long so I should be able to get it finished and reviewed pretty quickly with any luck.
I know very little about my inner child but there is a lot in my past that she needs to heal from, so I'm hoping that this book will help me to connect with her and heal her so that I can carry on my life more whole and healed.
I've just read the first section in the first few pages and my stomach is already churning with anxiety and tears are pricking my eyes... will I be crying by the time my carer arrives for lunch?
Wow. The first two sections before chapter 1 were really powerful and started to speak to a part of me that has been hidden for decades... will this be the author that helps me to reconnect with my inner child and help her to heal?
The first chapter was equally as powerful... is the author some kind of inner child therapist as well as a survivor?
Gonna stop reading until after I've had my lunch so that I can give my stomach a chance to calm down a bit.
So my love of chocolate and spending money could be positive triggers from my inner child as opposed to what I've always assumed them to be? They provide (temporary) comfort rather than anything negative that might be rumbling around at the time? That makes sooo much sense to me now!
Bullseye. The last page of chapter 3 was exactly what I needed to read. The chocolate and spending are trigger responses 'cos I need comfort at the time and I'm worthy of love, trust and affection despite what I'm being told in my head.
Right now I'm feeling emotional, scared, in need of comfort but most importantly I'm feeling understood, so I'm gonna go and make myself a drinking chocolate and break out too many bars of chocolate too... this is a powerful book and I'm learning so much about myself and my inner child.
Nooooo!!! The author has just used brand names potentially without permission so the first star is coming off - I'm hoping beyond hope that the magic sentence is right at the back of this book 'cos it's very much a 5 star book in my eyes!
Just finished reading and I feel physically lighter and more understood now. It's one of those "shoulda been 5 stars" if it hadn't been for the use of those brands and not putting the magic little sentence at the back.
I am enough, always have been and always will be. I'm getting judgemental thoughts, but I'm just recognising and releasing them now, rather than taking them to heart.
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