Adverse Childhood Experiences & Healing the Child Within (Inner Child Therapy)
What creates an "inner child" and increase the risk of long term health consequences? What creates an "Inner Child" ? Catastrophic Inner Child events, termed as Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) - are potentially traumatic experiences that occur in childhood (0-17 years) such as experiencing violence, abuse, or neglect; witnessing violence in the home; and having a family member attempt or die by suicide. The definition also included are aspects of the child’s environment that can reduce their sense of safety, stability, and bonding such as growing up in a household with substance misuse, mental health problems, or instability due to
