Inner Child Care
Connect with your inner child
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Reconnect with your Inner Child and give her the love and care you missed growing up.
Inner Child is a gentle daily practice for understanding where it came from, and for treating yourself with more kindness now.
You and your inner child are both welcome here, exactly as you are.
DOES ANY OF THIS SOUND FAMILIAR?
You're harder on yourself than you'd ever be on a friend. Self-criticism is the first voice you hear in the morning and the last one at night.
You feel anxious, lonely, or somehow not quite enough. Even when nothing is obviously wrong.
The same painful patterns keep showing up in your relationships, and you can see them coming without being able to stop them.
Feelings arrive far bigger than the moment seems to warrant, and afterwards you wonder where that came from.
None of it means something is wrong with you. It usually means a younger part of you learned to cope in the only way available at the time, and never got told she could stop.
THE PERSON BEHIND IT
Inner Child was created by Dr Katy Cook, PhD, MA, LMFT, CSAT, who has spent 20 years working with inner child and reparenting approaches.
WHAT A DAY HERE LOOKS LIKE
A few minutes, at whatever pace suits you.
Reflective questions that help you notice your own patterns
Supportive affirmations to return to when things feel hard
Short reparenting practices that offer your younger self the reassurance and care she needed
Space to catch an old response as it arrives, and choose a gentler one
Small steps back toward self-trust and steadier ground
Your inner child isn't only where the difficult feelings live. She's also where your joy, your curiosity and your capacity for play come from. Both of those parts are welcome here too.
WHAT STAYS BETWEEN YOU AND YOU
What you write is yours. It’s end-to-end encrypted, we don’t sell or transfer it to anyone. And there is no ads!
ONE IMPORTANT THING
Inner Child is designed to support self-understanding and everyday wellbeing. It isn't therapy, and it isn't a substitute for diagnosis or treatment. If you're struggling, please talk to a doctor or a qualified mental health professional.
Ratings & Reviews
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Information
- Provider
- Inner Child Care Inc.
- Size
- 68.8 MB
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
18+
- 18+
- Contains
Health or Wellness Topics
- Copyright
- © Inner Child Care Inc.