The “Delusional” Self-Talk That Actually Heals Childhood Trauma

Why journaling isn’t enough when the body still remembers

Journaling is a beautiful way to stay present with your thoughts and emotions, but true inner child healing requires more than writing. The body holds memories long after the mind lets them go, and this is where somatic healing becomes essential.

A consistent journaling practice helps us filter through the endless stream of thoughts that visit us each day. Some thoughts carry wisdom, others are simply noise. And like acknowledging the elephant in the room, naming our experience gives us relief, clarity, and emotional grounding.

Journaling — or venting — is step one.
Step two is working with the information that emerges through the body.

This is where real emotional healing begins.

Somatic cues you mistake for “anxiety” or “fear” — when it’s actually your inner child

Understanding what’s truly happening inside you helps you explore fear without falling into overthinking or psychoanalyzing yourself.

Let’s say you journaled that work feels overwhelming, and you don’t feel safe expressing yourself to your boss or someone in a leadership role.
This “unsafe” feeling is often a somatic reaction rooted in your past — not your present.

Instead of analyzing the pattern across your life, we can go straight to the source: your relationship with your caregivers.

Your inner child communicates through the body — tightness, fear, contraction, stomach knots, emotional shutdown.
These sensations are not random.
This is the younger part of you calling for connection, not collapse.

And we don’t need to open Pandora’s box, amor mio.
We can keep this very simple.

Ask yourself gently:

• When I was emotionally overwhelmed as a child, how was I held?

• Was I taught to co-regulate?

• Did anyone sit with me and breathe with me?

• Was I allowed to feel what I felt?

For most of us, the answer is no.

But the beautiful thing is:
Now, as an adult, you get to become the parent you didn’t have.

This is the healing path of reparenting — through loving, compassionate self-talk.

Embodiment Practice: Reparenting Yourself Through Unapologetic Self-Talk

Put on relaxing music, lay your mat on the floor, take a lotus seat, and grab a big pillow.

Hug the pillow and gently rock yourself — forward and back, side to side — breathing deeply for one minute.

This movement helps your nervous system soften and creates safety for your inner child to come forward.

Then ask:

“How are you, mi gordita?” (this is how I call my inner baby)

Your inner child may not respond with words, but with sensations.
Tune in:

• Where is the discomfort?

• What feels tight, heavy, or stagnant?

• What emotion is living there?

If you feel it in your chest or belly, rub the area in slow circles.
Offer yourself a soft smile.

And now speak:

“I’m sorry I haven’t been present for us mamita. I’m here now. Know that I’m committed to our relationship.”

Or:

“I know mommy and daddy couldn’t give us the love we needed. They did their best. But baby girl… I’m your mother now. I’m a grown woman, and I’m going to take care of us.”

This is reparenting, this is embodiment, this is healing childhood trauma through presence — not analysis.

The intention is to speak with the voice of the loving parent you needed: gentle, steady, patient, warm.

You’ll likely feel an immediate energetic shift.
With consistency, you’ll rebuild your relationship with the inner child who quietly shapes your thoughts, reactions, and relationships every single day.

Inner Child Healing as Sacred Communion With Spirit

As this practice deepens your relationship with yourself, something even more profound happens: you strengthen your connection with God.

I won’t spill the entire tea, but whenever you speak to your inner child with compassion, you are channeling the all-loving voice of the Holy Spirit.

This is what spiritual embodiment truly is — human tenderness guided by divine presence.

This practice becomes communion.
It becomes devotion.
It becomes a conversation with Spirit.

And your life will change because of it.

I pray these teachings resonate and that you begin this practice today.

If you feel called to go deeper, my programs explore inner child healing, spiritual leadership, feminine and masculine integration, and somatic embodiment in a safe and loving space.

Either way corazón:
Do everything with God. Invite Him in.

You will never feel alone again.

Con mucho amor,
Nina