Meeting Your Inner Child: How Your Name Holds the Key to Your Healing

Danielle Tasso
3 days ago
2 min read

Why Your Inner Child Matters

Have you ever noticed patterns in your relationships, habits, or emotions that feel impossible to break? Moments when triggers seem outsized, or you feel incomplete but can’t name why? These experiences are often tied to your inner child—the part of you that carries unresolved needs, wounds, or experiences from childhood.

Healing your inner child isn’t just about revisiting memories. It’s about reconnecting with the younger version of yourself, offering the love, safety, and validation they didn’t receive, and reclaiming the parts of yourself that were lost in the process.

How Guided Meditation Helps

Meeting your inner child in a structured, safe, and nurturing environment amplifies the healing process. In a guided meditation, you can:

Relax deeply and enter a safe mental space
Visualize your younger self
Listen to what they need to express
Begin offering the love, reassurance, and guidance they missed

Meditation provides a gentle yet profound first step, preparing your inner child for deeper, longer-term reparenting work.

Our Name: A Gateway to Your Inner Child

Something as simple as your own name can hold deep significance in this healing journey. From birth, the sound, meaning, and intention of your name shaped how you were seen and how you saw yourself. For your inner child:

Your name is identity—the anchor that reminds them who they are.
Saying your name with care can ground your child self, reassuring them that they are recognized and loved.
Your inner child often responds to your voice calling their name, fostering trust and connection.

How to Use Your Name for Healing:

Quiet Reflection: Sit in a calm space and breathe. Say your first name slowly and gently. Imagine the child version of yourself hearing it for the first time.
Invite Dialogue: Ask your inner child what they feel when they hear their name. What do they need to hear from you?
Offer Presence and Love: Respond to your child’s needs, repeating affirmations, holding space, and providing reassurance.
Daily Practice: Make it a habit to address your inner child by name whenever you feel stress, self-doubt, or disconnection. Over time, this creates deep trust and self-love.

Your name is a bridge between who you were, who you are, and who you are becoming.

Join Me for the 9-Week Inner Child Healing Journey

If you’re ready to take your healing to the next level, I’m offering a 9-week journey focused on self-love, inner child healing, and cultivating divine partnerships.

Start with my latest YouTube session:“Meeting Your Inner Child” — a 25-minute guided hypnosis where you see, hear, and begin nurturing your younger self. This is your first step to: