Your inner child needs someone to fight for them. To say: "Not on my watch."
Your inner child needs PROTECTION — someone to stand between them and the things that hurt. At some point, you had to be your own protector too early. You built walls. You learned to read rooms for danger. You developed hypervigilance, self-reliance, and an armor so strong most people don't even know it's there. But underneath that armor is a child who just wanted someone ELSE to be strong so they didn't have to be. Your inner child doesn't need you to be tougher. They need you to be tender — with yourself. They need you to know that vulnerability isn't weakness, that asking for help isn't failing, and that you deserve to be defended, not just by yourself, but by the people who love you. Put the shield down. Just for a moment. You're safe now.
Get your read — free on iPhoneyou became your own protector because the people who were supposed to protect you made you need protection from them.