Inner Bonding: A Journey of Self-Love, Healing, and Personal Growth Through Reconnecting with Your Inner Child, Overcoming Negative Emotions, and Cultivating Joyful Relationships Paperback – June 5, 1992

This book changed everything for me!It was the missing piece on a long journey of seeking and by far the most powerful.The workbook was also very helpful as well as listening to audio version of book on my morning walks. All my gratitude.

Ever heard the expression, it’s not your fault but you are accountable? Well, heres the explanation! Mind, body, soul. Inner child, adult, goddess. This explains the inner dynamic and how you can control/cultivate it. Your inner child will thank you.

Great amazing book

...we would have the means to create real and lasting peace. Because we experience the world as we are, the way we relate to the world will be a direct reflection of the way we relate to ourselves. This book offers a framework within which we can relate to ourselves and others in an authentic, healthy, and empowered way. I acquired it at the advice of my Conscious Uncoupling coach as I faced the dark abyss of divorce from my husband of eight years. Every possible feeling of abandonement and worthlessness surfaced, and in spite of the urge to protect myself by getting angry and blaming everything on him, I dove deep inside of myself and discovered the ways in which I had implicitly agreed to be treated in the ways he was treating me...because they were mirroring the ways I was treating myself! After making that mind-blowing discovery, I committed to connecting with and prioritizing the happiness of my inner child, who was feeling worthless and abandoned by me. Once I began putting her needs first, listening to her input and taking loving action on her behalf, I started noticing some pretty significant positive shifts in the ways I was relating to the people in my life. I'd like to say that everything worked out with my husband, but that's not the case. We're still getting a divorce, but I see this as a chance to move on from my old paradigm and into a healthy new one, where I can give and receive the love I deserve. Now just imagine if all of the world leaders did this kind of work, instead of allowing their inner toddlers to run the show. It's up to us to step up and be leaders in our homes, peer groups and communities by taking on the responsibility to be there for ourselves and make sure that our needs are getting met--not at the expense of, but in concert with, those around us. If just a few of us step up, it can make a huge difference in the world. Get the book, do the work, and experience real and lasting peace, happiness and freedom in your life! I believe in you!

I write notes in margins as necessary to vent and argue to my pleasure.I prefer Patrick Teehan, who recommended this book. I prefer his explanations and examples on his youtube videos MUCH more. He has spun his own personality into it, I think. I persist because he seems to know what he's talking about, it looks like he benefited. The author's style/personality of this book does not vibe with me so much! Reading her sentences is like stepping into an office full of Precious Moments angels --it feel stultifying and frustrating to be around. Other people love them! I do not.I think some terms she uses I implicitly interpret differently.Subtext >> supertext, and still valuable.I have found that I can only open and read bits at a time when books hit my vulnerable parts directly. (Same with Friendtimacy, which I prefer much more. Still an emotional challenge to read.) This is one of them. I think it has helped me improve my relationship with myself, as much as I am able to ingest and put to action the message.I get similar value out of, and prefer the style of Dr. Caroline Leaf's books, and Thais Gibson's lessons.

This is a sequel to Healing Your Aloneness. It really could have been added onto the first book and re-published that way. It is very helpful to learn about the inner child dialogue process between the adult and child inside your head. There are many more helpful diagrams in this book than there was in the first book. This book is not just a review of the first book, it is much more than that. It in many ways explains the concept more clearly, with stronger (if lesser) examples. This book is written loudly and clearly, whereas the first book had some ideas that weren't explained as well as they are in this one. This book is for those who want to do serious work on themselves, for those in recovery from addictions, from codependency, from addictive relationships, overeating etc. But it is also for anyone who, as the previous book's title states, is lonely and doesnt know why. Inner Bonding is the solution to loneliness because it teaches me to be there for myself. This book is also spiritual, in that it reaches down to a deep level and transforms my life, daily. It teaches an inner habit. Truly an amazing habit and practice.I should warn you that God is mentioned in this book as part of this process that is needed. If you read the first book, a 'higher power' is mentioned in that book. It is helpful to believe in some sort of higher intelligence to do this process, and one does not have to actually believe in God for it.