The breakthrough international bestseller about how to befriend your inner child to find happiness

“Compassionate, clear-eyed, and insightful . . . like your own personal therapist that you can carry around with you.”—Lori Gottlieb, New York Times–bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

We all long to be accepted and loved for who we really are. Ideally, the trust that we learn as children allows us to open ourselves up to others as adults—but when trauma, societal expectations, or social judgments get in the way, we often end up burying our true selves. In Out From Your Shadows, psychologist Stefanie Stahl guides you, step-by-step, through the therapeutic method that has helped millions to reconnect with their inner child and their happiness.

This book will help you discover both your shadow child—the injured, insecure part of yourself full of deep longings and scars—and your sun child, the part of you that is positive, radiant, and joyful. You’ll learn which of the shadow child’s self-protection strategies you’re unconsciously using to shield yourself, and you’ll discover how to overcome those negative influences and beliefs.

It’s time to befriend your inner child and give yourself the power to resolve conflicts, make your relationships stronger, and find true happiness. Because it’s never too late to have a happy childhood, or to let your real step out from behind the shadows and shine.