Product Description

A book which demonstrates the way to gain first-hand experience of the "inner child" - actually feeling its emotions and recapturing its sense of wonder - by writing and drawing with the non-dominant hand.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4963 in Books
• Published on: 1991-03-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

Customer Reviews

FULL of feeling
Lucia covers all areas of inner child aspects - the naughty child, the spiritual child, the hurt child, the playful child etc. Each chapter eases you into working with your inner child and the exercises are gentle. I have covered most of this book over the past three years and after working with the exercises, I've always been left with feelings of calmness and a sort of relief, for having released emotions in a peaceful way.

Lucia works with the inner child as a pathway to a better hold of your emotions, better understanding of your psyche and as a way to increase creativity. She does not focus on sexual abuse - this does not make her cold, but simply perhaps not 'qualified' for this sensitive area and therefore correctly doesn't counsel too much on it. Penney Parks and numerous other authors are 'qualified' and have written excellent books on healing a sexually abused inner child. As a survivor myself, I found this book the best introduction to inner child work and still refer back to it.

If you are new to this method of healing and self-improvement, if you wish to improve your life in a caring, comforting and safe way, then this is one of the best books to start with. Inner child work is so rewarding and Lucia is a wonderful guide for your journey.

A Blessing of a Find!
This the first self-help book to deeply strike a cord with me and move me beyond recognition of myself. Using art therapy and working with your child within Capacchione helps you communicate (using your less dominant hand) directly with your inner child. I am stunned by how successful this book, how successful Lucia Capacchione, has been for me. A wonderful 'extra' is, I don't just have my LONGED for acceptance and understanding of myself, an ongoing peace with my past and with the complete and true me. I have gained an unrestrained creativity I never knew I had. A blessing of a book!

It was not okay what happened to you in your past. Buy this book now.

An incredibly healing book
This book was recommended to me by a friend at a time when I was quite low. You can either read it straight through and then go back and do the exercises, or do the work as you go. For me I found it best to read straight through and then go back and do the work. At times because of the emotions that it brought up I had to put it down for a few days, deal with the emotions and then read on. I couldn't believe that here was someone writing about the stuff that I had felt for years and years.

Just reading through was healing but doing the work is an added bonus. I feel that I am so lucky to have a friend that knew of this book and had used ut successfully herself. It was the book that started me on an amazing journey of self discovery and I would recommend it to anyone.