How to create a relationship with the Child and learn the true extent of our conditioning
This week's show is with William Apple. William Apple is a Psychological and Spiritual Mentor, as well as a Psychodynamic Coach.
The Foundation of his Work is rooted in Carl Jung’s Concept of “Individuation”, and takes a new approach towards fostering a conscious relationship with that Process by quantifying a Depth Psychological and Psychoanalytic approach to the Inner Child as a Precursor to Shadow Work. He is Certified in CBT, DBT, ACT, IFS, and Polyvagal Theory, and his Inner Child Work is strongly influenced by Alice Miller, D.W. Winnicott, Jacque Lacan, Marion Woodman, Magda Gerber, Bell Hooks, and many others.
In this conversation, William and I explored the unfolding journey of creating a relationship with the inner child, how confronting it can feel to see how much of our life has been created from the wounding of the child, and how we can be with that in an accepting and accountable way, and lastly and maybe surprisingly, given what a gloomy picture I may have just painted - how it can be a beautiful and playful experience!
We’d love to know what YOU think about this week's show. Let’s carry on the conversation… please leave a comment below or share in our fb group.
What you’ll learn from this episode:
The inner child is all the wounded parts of us that have been fractured through conditioning and the parts of us that have been created as coping mechanisms as a result
The fish metaphor that arose is one that I think is very helpful in allowing us to see the depths of the conditioning - as William said “We’ve been led to believe we’re fish!”
I loved what William said about how those of us who have been in the work for many years, it’s not been a waste of time - it’s actually a map back to ourselves if we look at the work and our fantasies about it, it can reveal so much about our wounds. We can continue doing that work, with awareness and actually enjoying the play!
Resources and stuff that we spoke about:
Our last episode about - Phantasy vs. Fantasy... how to know which you're engaging in (and why it matters)
William’s Website - Aion Psychodynamic Coaching
Thank you for listening!
There’s a fresh episode each week, if you subscribe then you’ll get each new episode delivered to your phone every Wild Wednesday (that way you’ll never miss a show):
Thank you!
Lian & Jonathan