Each of us wants to be loved and needs understanding and respect. In an ideal world, parents help their children develop self-confidence and trust in the world from the very first days of life, but in reality, not everyone's childhood was cloudless and joyful. And even as adults, we continue to carry pain and resentment, unaware of how much they affect us, ruining relationships and interfering with our work. Stephanie Stahl, psychotherapist and bestselling author, explains how to calm your 'inner child' and meet their most important needs, ignored for years. Stahl explains which factors—genetic and social—influence their psychological state and offers effective techniques and exercises that will help you overcome negative childhood beliefs and make your 'inner child' (and therefore you!) happy.