Inner child work and the essence of John Bradshaw's approach

Frederic reports he has begun the inner child work, finding Bradshaw's method complicated with what feels like ten thousand steps, but coming down to acknowledging feelings and being inclusive of them, and describing the experience as enlightening.

The Wonders say Bradshaw creates a puzzle that is not necessary to follow; instead he should look for the core essence of everything Bradshaw says, which Frederic identifies as acceptance.

They add that inner child work is very much related to forgiveness, including forgiveness between him and his father, and describe him as a complicated individual with a number of interrelating psychologies and belief structures.

They explain that as a person grows, judgments and the psychologies of parents, teachers and religion define them until they forget who they really are and forget the small child still inside, and that it is mainly the child that requires love.

Their closing guidance is to follow the love and he will find what he is looking for.