A Princess, Disney Magic, and My Inner Child

This weekend, during our European honeymoon, we spent a day at Disneyland Paris.
On the surface, it was playful and nostalgic. Fireworks, music, laughter.
But beneath that, something much deeper was happening.

As a child, I loved Disney movies.
The Little Mermaid, Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty.
I loved the princesses.

I resonated with their beauty, their courage, their dreams.

For my 5th birthday, my parents took me to Disneyland, and I remember that trip so clearly. The rides. The magic. The feeling of being fully alive in my body. That memory has stayed with me, not just as a thought, but as a felt experience.

I was a deeply sensitive child. An empath before I had language for it.
I felt everything very deeply joy, sadness, excitement, sadness, so intensely.

And because of that, I was often told I was too much.
Too dramatic. A “drama queen.” Too emotional.

That little girl absorbed those words.
They became quiet beliefs I carried for a long time:

• My emotions are too much

• I’m hard to love

• I need to hide to be accepted

Those beliefs followed me into adulthood. Into relationships. Into how safe it felt to be fully expressed.

I carried unknown anger toward my mom for years not because she was a bad parent, but because a younger part of me didn’t feel understood.

Inner child healing changed everything.

Through deep subconscious, somatic, and emotional work, I didn’t just understand my inner child, I built a relationship with her. I learned how to listen to her, validate her, protect her, and re-parent her in the ways she needed.

As I healed my inner child, something unexpected happened.
The anger softened.
Compassion replaced resentment.
And my relationship with my mom healed through loving communication and through integration.

Now, when I go on trips to Disney, it’s so intentional, loving, and pure magic for my inner child.

It’s me choosing experiences that nourish that younger part of me who still loves wonder, beauty, fun, and magic. It’s letting her experience joy without shame or explanation.

Inner child healing isn’t about reliving the past.
It’s about reclaiming the parts of you that were told to be quiet, toughen up, or shrink.

And when those parts feel safe again, everything begins to shift.

If this resonates and you feel called to explore your own inner child healing journey, I’ve created a space specifically for this work.

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Healing is about remembering who you’ve always been.