Reflecting on
Childhood
A reflective journal for the adult whose childhood keeps returning.
© Childhood
Overview
Reflecting on Childhood is a guided reflective journal for adults looking back on early life. It offers room to consider the atmosphere, the people, and the small scenes that shaped you. It asks you to notice, not to fix anything.
What's inside
A short opening sets the tone, then four movements unfold in order: the atmosphere, the figures, the small repeated scenes, and the things not named. Each two page spread holds one reflection and quiet space to write. The closing refuses to summarise. Use it however you wish.
Draws on the following research
Attachment theory (John Bowlby; Mary Ainsworth)
Object relations theory and internal working models
Self-distanced reflection (Ethan Kross; Ozlem Ayduk)
Expressive writing and emotional inhibition (James Pennebaker)
Self-compassion (Kristin Neff)
Autobiographical memory research on formative everyday scenes