I LOVE inner child work. Our inner child is often at the root of our adult challenges. Connecting with that child facilitates healing of those issues through nurturing and care. I ask clients to try and visualise that child. Where is it sitting? In your body, in your head outside of you? Grab a pillow to represent it that helps instead. Then talk to the child, tell it how it is loved, cared for and important. As adults we can be really hard on ourselves, seeing pain and repressed emotions as a separate entity can help draw compassion and empathy.