18. Inner Child Healing + Conscious Relationships with Stefanos Sifandos

In this episode, I am joined by Stefanos Sifandos to talk about our inner child, our ego, and how both can impact our relationships. We dive into what works in a relationship and how to know if you’ve found the one. Get ready for an episode packed full of advice that you won’t want to miss. 

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Feel your Feelings [4:19]

• “I have these very big feelings that needed to be felt in a safe way so that I can regulate myself to be free of repetitive patterns that are keeping me in the same place.” 
• “We’re always unpacking and unraveling ourselves. We can add and take away titles from our identity.”

Our Inner Child [9:18]

• “The reality is that you can do a great job working through something, and feelings and emotions can still come up.”
• “Giving something form gives it tangibility and gives us access.”
• “You're giving to yourself as an adult, a full version of you. Your adult self is giving to your younger self what you never received. There is reprieve and freedom in that.”

The Ego [15:35]

• “The ego is the soul in its infancy.”
• “Ego is our identity, it’s the way we see ourselves, it’s the way we see ourselves in others, and it’s the way we think or perceive others see us.”
• “When we relate to the past in a different way, it changes the ego in the present moment-making it a healthier version of self.”

The Inner Child vs. The Ego [20:27]

• “The inner child is driving when you’re triggered. Learning how to be the parent that buckles the inner child in and takes the wheel is so important.”
• “In trauma therapy, you can do all the work, but if you don’t regulate your nervous system, the learning you think you're doing is just being stacked upon-it’s not doing anything for you.”

Relationships [30:18]

• “Be in your own space. Get to know you and work through any trauma, difficulties, and patterns you have.”
• “Relationships will always teach us something about ourselves and we can always be teachers to our partners too, and grow together.”
• “I am here for me, I am here for you, I am here for us, and I am here for the planet.” 
• “If you bring trauma to a relationship, you’re going to attract more trauma.”

Be Open, Be Clear[40:40]

• “The more you know what you want, the more you are able to practice making your requests, and have the ability to be clear in that with a partner, then you are floating in truth.”

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