Learn why healing your inner child wounds is essential to removing harmful patterns in your life and in your relationships! My guest is Paula Smith, an intuitive healer who specializes in inner child healing. Paula shares her powerful story of how she left a narcissistic, abusive relationship of 15 years. We talk about what narcissistic abuse is, what a trauma bond is, and how to gather the strength to leave a relationship like this. We also discuss how helpful mindfulness and meditation can be during this process. Paula helps people examine their triggers, identify inner child wounds, and heal these inner blockages that can prevent them from forming stable, healthy relationships. Find Paula on Instagram @mindfuladventurecoaching Show timeline: 1:54 What is narcissistic abuse? Trauma bonding? 5:55 Paula’s relationship with a narcissist and how she left 11:35 Why we feel that we have to prove our worth to narcissists 12:50 How to identify our inner child wounds by examining our triggers 18:05 Why even 5 minutes of meditation a day can help you become non-reactive & more present 25:00 Why toxic individuals seek out strong people and why people often blame themselves for abuse 33:30 Paula's sessions and how to contact her