Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Discovering our child within -- 2. Background of the concept of the child within -- 3. What is the child within? -- 4. Stifling the child within -- 5. Parental conditions that tend to stifle the child within -- 6. The dynamics of shame and low self esteem -- 7. The role of stress : the post traumatic stress disorder -- 8. How can we heal our child within? -- 9. Beginning to deal with core issues -- 10. Identifying and experiencing our feelings -- 11. The process of grieving -- 12. Continuing to grieve : risking, sharing and telling our story -- 13. Transforming -- 14. Integrating -- 15. The role of spirituality -- Appendix -- References -- Index
Summary
Describes how the inner child is denied as a result of early trauma and loss, and how by recovering it we can heal the fear, confusion, and unhappiness of adult life
