Pets heal childhood woundsbr because they offer what many of us didn’t receive early on:br safe, consistent, non-conditional connection. 🐾🤍br br They don’t demand explanations.br They don’t punish emotions.br They don’t withdraw love when you’re overwhelmed.br br Your nervous system learns something new through them:br “I can be myself and still be loved.” 🌿br br For a wounded inner child,br that kind of presence is reparative.br It rebuilds trust — slowly, gently, without words.br br Pets don’t heal us by fixing the past.br They heal us by giving our body a new emotional experience in the present. ✨br br Sometimes, healing doesn’t come through insight.br It comes through quiet companionship.