Healing Your Inner Child Through Creativity: How to Reconnect With Joy, Play, & Soulful Expression | Sam Horton
Sep 08, 2025Life has a way of rushing us forward. One moment we’re carefree kids, wide-eyed and playful, and before we know it, we’re swept into the full responsibilities of adulthood. Bills, careers, families, routines, they all pile up, and somewhere along the way, that curious, creative, tender inner child can feel forgotten.
But here’s the truth: that younger version of you still lives within your heart. She holds your original joy, your sense of wonder, and the untamed parts of you that remember freedom. Tending to her is not frivolous — it’s one of the most powerful things you can do for your healing, self-discovery, and growth.
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Podcast Summary
When you take time to connect with your inner child, something softens. Walls begin to melt. Buried emotions find space to breathe. It’s an invitation to return home to yourself, to hold the younger you with compassion and say, “I see you. You are safe here. You belong.”
Leaning into this kind of inner softness can open the door to greater creativity, self-acceptance, and even courage. The parts of you that once felt silenced can begin to express themselves again, through play, through art, through laughter, through the simple joy of being present.
A simple practice to connect with your inner child
Set aside a few minutes with a blank page. Instead of aiming for anything “beautiful,” let yourself play. Make marks. Scribble. Draw little shapes, symbols, or flowers that come to mind. Trust what wants to come through, without judgment. This isn’t about creating something perfect, it’s about giving your inner child space to speak in her own language.
When you finish, take a breath. Notice how you feel. This small act of presence can be surprisingly powerful.
An Invitation to Reflect
Take a quiet moment today and ask yourself: What does my inner child need from me right now?
It might be rest. It might be play. It might simply be reassurance that she is safe, loved, and free to express.
When you choose to listen to her, you choose to return to the wholeness of who you are.
Take care,
Sam x
Sam Horton
Sam is a Women’s Empowerment Specialist, Artist, Creative Mentor and Spiritual Guide who helps creative women reconnect with their inner truth and reclaim their personal power through intentional creativity and spiritual self-discovery. A former CFO, Sam’s own transformation began after experiencing baby loss, divorce, and burnout—life events that led her on a decade-long healing journey of creative and spiritual awakening.
Today, she blends intuitive coaching with soulful creative practices to support women in turning pain into power and living with deeper meaning, self-trust, and spiritual connection. Through her art, mentoring, podcast, and online offerings, Sam invites women to explore creativity as a sacred, empowering conversation with the soul.
Her original paintings—celebrating the strength and softness of the feminine—grace homes as reminders of beauty, resilience, and inner wisdom.
Sam lives on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, with her daughter and their treasured little dog, where nature, art, and heart guide her every day.
Website: https://www.samhorton.co/meet-sam
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