Lori HarderFounder of glōci | Bestselling Author

Healing Your Inner Child (But Make It FUN)

2 Oct 2025 · 1 min

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A short conversational excerpt from Lori Harder’s YouTube video "Healing Your Inner Child (But Make It FUN)" in which Lori and a second speaker describe how physical touch and childlike activities support emotional healing. Key points: holding or touching others (and oneself) is described as "incredibly nervous system regulating;" Lori recounts becoming more physically affectionate during a tough period and noticing reduced inhibition when friends reciprocate; childlike play (braiding hair, sleepovers) is presented as a healing practice that brings people closer and fosters connection.

When I was going through a really tough time, it was the first time I made Chris hold me all the time.
Holding another person, holding yourself is actually incredibly nervous system regulating.
I just talked about this with some girlfriends. I always observed myself wanting to, like, either play with their hair or, like, touch them or hold their hand, and I hold back. I actually shared it with them. I'm like. I actually feel like I want to be a very physical person, but I feel like you're gonna think that's weird.
Yeah.
And they were like, no. Oh, my God. I struggle with this too. 2. It's gotten me so much closer to different people.
Bringing in those childlike things that we.
Love can be a.
Really healing thing too, Like a childlike sense of play, Braiding hair, doing a sleepover. I think that these things that we write off for ourselves as adults can be very powerful.
Healing, and.
They'Re fun.