<h1>Do You Feel Like You’ve Always Been on the Outside Looking In?</h1><p>As a child, did you feel like you didn’t quite belong? Like you had to pretend—be someone else, act older, or shrink yourself just to fit in?</p><p>Maybe you were the quiet one. The “too much” one. The one who never quite got it right.</p><p>And now, as an adult, <strong>that feeling hasn’t gone away</strong>.</p><p>You’re surrounded by people, yet still feel <strong>lonely</strong>.</p><p>You crave deep connection but <strong>push people away.</strong></p><p>You second-guess yourself, overthink, and wonder, <strong>what’s wrong with me?</strong></p><h2>The truth? Nothing is wrong with you.</h2><p>Your mind learned to protect you as a child by keeping you small, quiet, invisible. It learned that loneliness was safer than rejection, that self-sabotage was easier than being hurt.</p><p>And now, even when things are good, your mind pulls you back—because good feels unfamiliar.</p><p><strong>But it doesn’t have to be this way.</strong></p><h2>What If You Could Finally Feel Like You Belong?</h2><p>Imagine:</p><ul><li>Feeling safe in deep, meaningful friendships.</li><li>Trusting yourself, your choices, and your worth.</li><li>No longer overthinking every conversation.</li><li>Letting love in—without fear.</li></ul><p>This is what happens when you heal your inner child.</p><p>At our <a href=https://communitygatherings.uk/event/inner-child-healing-retreat/”>Inner Child Healing Retreat</a> (16th-18th May 2025)
