Before I became a coach, I thought I was just “one of those emotional people.”

The type who took things too personally.
The one who overthought texts, replayed conversations, cried after tough meetings.
The kind of person who would say, “It’s fine,” when it very obviously wasn’t.

I kept it together on the outside. Professional, capable, functioning.
But inside? I was exhausted. Always second-guessing. Always trying to stay ahead of the next emotional crash.

What I didn’t know then — what changed everything for me — was this:
I wasn’t weak. I was unhealed.

What I’d been calling “overreacting” was actually my inner child stepping in. That younger version of me — the one who learnt to keep quiet, avoid conflict, work for approval — she was still running the show.

And no one ever taught me how to listen to her. Or help her feel safe.

That all shifted when I worked with a coach who knew how to guide that kind of work — gently, but powerfully.

Here’s what I experienced — and what I now help others move through:

• I stopped blaming my adult self for emotional reactions rooted in childhood.
  I learnt how to spot the trigger and respond from a place of calm — not confusion.

• I realised I wasn’t needy — I was never fully met.
  There’s a difference. Coaching helped me stop outsourcing my worth to people who couldn’t give what I needed.

• I finally felt safe inside my own body.
  Not just intellectually — but emotionally, physically, instinctively. That was new. That was huge.

Now, as a coach, I see it all the time:
People come in thinking they’re broken. “Too emotional.” “Too intense.”
But they’re not. They’re carrying years of unacknowledged hurt — and they’ve never been shown how to care for it.

Inner child work isn’t woo-woo. It’s practical, powerful emotional repair.
It’s what builds real confidence. Real peace. Real self-trust.

If your patterns feel stuck, your emotions feel messy, or you keep attracting situations that leave you drained — don’t write yourself off.

There’s nothing wrong with you.
You just haven’t been taught how to heal the younger version of you — yet.

That’s the work. That’s the shift.
And if you’re ready, it’s one of the most liberating things you’ll ever do.