Like many people, I’ve saw the movie Wicked and I felt a resonance for how Elphaba was treated as a child and in Shiz University in how I’ve been trying to put my finger on how to describe our inner witch child’s experience. One thing that can be tricky for people is to envision a … Continue reading Elphaba as the Inner Witch Child
Category: Inner Witch Child
Why Heal the Inner Witch Child?
It seems like a fair question. People work on healing their inner child, which is truly important work for them to heal from deep-seated wounds. But why heal the inner witch child in addition to healing your inner child? Both are centered on taking your inner self and reconnecting with it, but what’s different about … Continue reading Why Heal the Inner Witch Child?
The Witch Wound — Familial
From my readings, research, and therapy sessions I’ve had, most seem to agree that a major of our trauma comes from family and potentially friends when growing up. A lot of parents are doing the best they can with how they’ve been brought up, what’s going on in their lives while trying to raise a … Continue reading The Witch Wound — Familial
The Witch Wound — Societal
The societal aspect of the witch wound is what society pushes as what is acceptable and what the masses tend to view as acceptable so that people in with everyone else. Being different from others, standing out in an unacceptable way such as not following the same spiritual paths as the “majority” or behaving or … Continue reading The Witch Wound — Societal
The Witch Wound — Generational
Before I explore the three levels of the witch wound, I found a quote that sums up all three levels of deep racial wounding that we can look at the witch wound through: Resmaa Menakem, MSW, LICSW, SEP had a quote that gets to the heart of generational trauma and how it shows up in … Continue reading The Witch Wound — Generational
Basics of Trauma
The basis of much of our coping mechanisms and shadow behaviors come from trauma of some sorts. Trauma is anything that left a psychological negative mark on us somehow, whether it was something stressful, terrifying, or otherwise impacted us in a way that we don’t want to experience such an event ever again. So we … Continue reading Basics of Trauma
Overview of the Witch Wound
I’ve been thinking about the concept of the witch wound recently and how I’ve seen and heard it has manifested in many people’s lives including my own. To sum it up, a witch wound is a genetic, familial, or societal fear of being different as well as embracing your power, especially but not limited to … Continue reading Overview of the Witch Wound