Useful life lessons for health and well-being: adults’ reflections of childhood experiences illuminate the phenomenon of the inner child

Sjöblom, Margareta; Öhrling, Kerstin; Kostenius, Catrine

doi:10.1080/17482631.2018.1441592

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“…Reparenting is the process whereby one’s adult self provides their inner child with the love, attention, protection and other emotional support which their younger selves did not receive from parental figures during childhood (Wacks, 1994). Reparenting and honouring the voice of the inner child allows the adult self to feel the love and nurture missing from childhood and allows for a sense of connection and well-being (Lamagna, 2011; Sjöblom et al, 2018). Priestley (1994) argued for the importance of Music Therapists to recognise their inner child when working with clients, to avoid projection onto clients in sessions.…”

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Connecting with my inner child through vocal psychotherapy

Lauw¹

2022

British Journal of Music Therapy

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The following autoethnographic article discusses a personal experience of therapeutic regression, through free associative singing embedded within vocal psychotherapy training. This regressive experience spurred moments of personal growth through use of unconscious and subconscious processes. A key component within vocal psychotherapy training is learning through self-experience: this article also discusses the impact of the experiential learning and its impact on my clinical practice.

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Connecting with my inner child through vocal psychotherapy

Lauw¹

2022

British Journal of Music Therapy

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Using artistic activities within experiential psychotherapy to alleviate the psychological consequences of female infertility

Petre

Gemescu

Bulgari

2021

The Arts in Psychotherapy

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From 9 to 91: health promotion through the life-course—illuminating the inner child

Sjöblom

Jacobsson

Öhrling

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Health Promotion International

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Summary A life-course perspective is according to the World Health Organization about increasing the effectiveness of health promotion interventions at all ages. This targets the needs of human beings throughout their life. Descriptions of the phenomenon of the inner child invite the possibility that it may be of help when promoting health throughout the life-course. The aim was to describe and understand schoolchildren’s, adults and older person’s experiences of childhood in connection to health and well-being in the present and through the life-course, illuminating the inner child. The research strategy used was a secondary analysis of the original transcribed data from three Swedish studies investigating new questions. In total, 53 individuals aged 9–91, 20 school children, 20 adults and 13 older persons were interviewed about childhood experiences. The schoolchildren were invited to create a drawing, and to narrate about it during the interview. The main question in the secondary analysis was ‘How do the participants’ narrations about childhood experiences illuminate the inner child, useful for health promotion through the life-course?’ The findings showed the importance of a secure atmosphere and trusting relationships, indicating that experiences during childhood can help us to adapt and pass along life lessons across generations. There were narratives about play as an activity where they learned to promote a healthy childhood, struggle for independence and learning how to be responsible when growing up. Dimensions of mental, social and existential well-being can be seen as examples of the inner child’s role in health promotion through the life-course.

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Useful life lessons for health and well-being: adults’ reflections of childhood experiences illuminate the phenomenon of the inner child

Cited by 5 publications

References 13 publications

Connecting with my inner child through vocal psychotherapy

Connecting with my inner child through vocal psychotherapy

Using artistic activities within experiential psychotherapy to alleviate the psychological consequences of female infertility

From 9 to 91: health promotion through the life-course—illuminating the inner child

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