Free Core Wound Quiz · 2 minutes · No account needed

Understand why you react the way you do.

Take our free 2-minute Core Wound Quiz to explore childhood patterns that may be shaping your reactions and relationships. Get your personalised result by email.

No account needed · Result by email · Self-reflection, not a diagnosis

Heal Your Inner Child app playing the meditation Recovering from ShameHeal Your Inner Child app showing the Core Wound quiz and the Shame and Abandonment programmes

Sound familiar?

When you don't know where a pattern comes from, it tends to repeat.

You put everyone else first, then feel resentful or invisible.

Saying no feels risky, so your boundaries keep slipping.

Your reactions feel bigger than the moment, and you are not sure why.

Understanding the pattern is the first step towards doing something different. The quiz is a gentle place to start.

Take the free quiz

We understand

You are not broken. You are carrying patterns that once kept you safe.

Most of us learned early how to stay connected, avoid conflict or earn approval. Those strategies made sense at the time. As adults, they can leave us confused by our own reactions and hard on ourselves for having them.

Heal Your Inner Child was created to help you look at those patterns with curiosity instead of self-blame, at a pace you choose, in a space that is yours.

Why you can trust it

  • 1Written with a registered counsellor who reviews every exercise and meditation.
  • 2Guided programmes for eight core wounds, with meditations and journalling.
  • 3Rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store.
I love this app, it's got beautiful imagery of the inner child which I find helpful. I use the meditations before bed and sometimes before work.
App Store review

How it works

Three steps, starting with one that is free.

  1. 01

    Take the free quiz

    Answer a few questions about your reactions and relationships. It takes about two minutes, and you don't need an account.

  2. 02

    Read your personalised result

    Get your personalised result by email, with examples of what the pattern can look like in everyday life. Further emails are only sent if you opt in.

  3. 03

    Keep exploring in the app

    If you'd like to go further, explore guided sessions, meditations and journalling in the app.

What becomes possible

Understand your patterns. Start choosing how you respond.

  • Understand your reactions instead of being ambushed by them.
  • Notice familiar patterns earlier, while there is still a choice.
  • Treat yourself with more compassion and less criticism.
  • Find words for what you feel and what you need.
  • Build a reflection practice you can actually keep.

Change takes time and looks different for everyone. The app supports your reflection; it does not promise outcomes or replace professional care.

Heal Your Inner Child app playing the meditation Recovering from Shame

Start here

Start with one honest question.

Find out which core wound may be shaping your patterns. The quiz is free, takes about two minutes, and your result is sent straight to your inbox.

Take the free quiz

No account needed · Result by email · Self-reflection, not a diagnosis

Heal Your Inner Child app programmes screen showing Introductory Programs, Core Wounds and Meditations

The app

Inner Child: Your Safe Space, on iPhone and iPad.

After your quiz result, the app is where the work continues: a guided programme for each core wound, meditations for grounding, journalling prompts and progress insights, all at your own pace.

Free to download, with optional in-app purchases.

A few common questions

What is the Core Wound Quiz?

The Core Wound Quiz is a free, two-minute self-reflection quiz from Heal Your Inner Child. It helps you explore childhood patterns that may be shaping your reactions and relationships. You do not need an account, and your personalised result is sent by email.

Is it a diagnosis?

No. The quiz is a tool for self-reflection, not a clinical assessment or diagnosis. Your result is a starting point for exploring your patterns. The quiz and app do not replace professional mental-health care.

Is the app free?

Inner Child: Your Safe Space is free to download on iPhone and iPad, with optional in-app purchases. The Core Wound Quiz is free to take.