• Healing the Child Within

  • Discovery and Recovery for Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families
  • By: Charles Whitfield
  • Narrated by: Robert Feifar
  • Length: 5 hrs and 16 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (522 ratings)

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Healing the Child Within

By: Charles Whitfield
Narrated by: Robert Feifar
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Publisher's summary

Have you ever heard of your inner child? Well, this is the classic book that started it all.

In 1987, Charlie Whitfield's breakthrough concept of the child within - that part of us which is truly alive, energetic, creative, and fulfilled - launched the inner child movement. Healing the Child Within describes how the inner child is lost to trauma and loss, and how by recovering it, we can heal the fear, confusion, and unhappiness of adult life.

Eighteen years and more than a million copies sold later, Healing the Child Within is a perennial selling classic in the field of psychology. And it is even more timely today than it was in 1987. Recent brain research, particularly on the effects of trauma on the brain of developing children, has supported Whitfield's intuitive understanding as a psychiatrist.

About HCI Recovery Classics: HCI's recovery backlist contains some of the most important and best-selling works in the recovery field. These books are still sought after today, selling more than 100,000 copies per year. Our new line of branded audiobooks features expanded editions of our top recovery titles, new introductions, updates on pertinent recent developments in the field, and contemporary new cover art.

©1987 Charles L. Whitfield (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

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I really love this book. I have already listened to it three times. Each time I listen I hear something new.

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A MUST

A must in the journey of reaching our higher self. It applies to any disfunction, even the most stubble ones. Love the way he wraps it all up at the end.

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Amazing

I loved this book! Must read. Imperative to healing the inner child and living your best life.

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All my life fell into place after reading this book

I recommend. Old book but so right on the money. I wish I had came across it 20 years ago.

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needs for work study sheet. in end of book.

had chapters to refer back to, made it a little hared. shout listed in back

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Healing for sure!

Phenomenal reading. Great research material. what a "all inclusive book" Narrator easy to folllow tone.

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Good, honest, helpful, insightful

I want to relisten to this book again. So much in this book to unpack and meditate on whether you've experienced major childhood trauma or not. If you are a human that has experienced any pain or trauma in your life this book can help you understand your sense of self and worldview.

The reader was a bit dry.

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Deep insights about healing

This book is very insightful. It talks about trauma and how it affects us as adults.

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SOME OF THE MOST POWERFUL PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT!

some of you may find this book emotionally painful to listen to...but know that on the other side is everything your looking for ;) your loved, don't give up

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Very helpful

Put off doing this for a long time but finally started working on healing my inner child a month ago. Book does a solid job of explaining what’s going on within. Will certainly Listen to it a few times through. Would also checkout books by John Bradshaw

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