How to Heal Your Inner Child and Rediscover Your Authentic Self without spending years in talk therapy

Reclaim Your Authentic SPARK! Set and Maintain Healthy Boundaries with Confidence, Cultivate Emotional Intelligence, Master Your Emotions, and Build Fulfilling, Authentic Relationships—Both Personally and Professionally!


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The Inner Journey is made for you if...


-You're an ambitious and growth-oriented person who appears "successful" on the outside, but privately struggles with people-pleasing, perfectionism, and emotional boundaries

-You have emotionally immature parent(s)
who still trigger you, control you, or make you feel guilty about your life choices and you want to break free from inherited emotional patterns that's been holding you back

-You're exhausted from being the "good" child - always trying to meet impossible standards, earn approval, and maintain a perfect image while dealing with anxiety inside

-You Struggle to Set Boundaries: You want to learn how to establish and maintain healthy boundaries without guilt or fear.

-You want to enhance your emotional intelligence master your emotions and build resilience to navigate both personal and professional challenges effectively

-You're caught between family expectations and your desire to live authentically on your own terms

You're seeking inner healing you're eager to heal your wounded inner child and overcome feelings of self-doubt and unworthiness.

-You find yourself emotionally distant or unavailable in your relationships, despite your success in other areas of life

-Or you find yourself too emotional and available in your relationships, easily becoming codependent while neglecting other important area's of your life

-You carry childhood emotional wounds that affect your adult relationships, self-worth, and ability to set healthy boundaries


The Hidden Struggle You Can’t Escape

You’re the one who always has it together—or at least that’s what it looks like from the outside. Whether it’s friends, family, or colleagues, people see you as dependable, successful, maybe even the “strong one” who can handle anything.

But deep down, it’s a completely different story.

You wake up every morning with a sense of heaviness. The kind of heaviness that comes from carrying everyone else’s expectations, managing their emotions, and walking on eggshells to avoid upsetting them. It’s exhausting, isn’t it? You’ve built a life that checks all the boxes, yet you feel drained, stuck, and disconnected from who you really are.


Does This Sound Familiar?

At Home: You’ve spent your whole life trying to keep the peace, meet impossible standards, and avoid being labeled as selfish. Whether it’s guilt trips, criticism, or subtle jabs, you feel like you’re constantly battling the unspoken rules of what you should do.

At Work: You say “yes” when you mean “no,” and take on way more than you should because you’re afraid of looking like a failure—or worse, being seen as difficult. You’ve perfected the art of looking fine on the surface while quietly burning out.

In Relationships: You either hold back your feelings to avoid conflict or give too much of yourself, hoping they’ll see how much you care. But instead of feeling loved and understood, you feel invisible, unappreciated, and emotionally drained.

With Yourself: You can’t shake the voice in your head that says, “You’re not good enough. You’ll never get it right.” You overthink every decision, replay conversations in your mind, and constantly wonder why, no matter what you do, it still doesn’t feel like enough.


The Real Pain You’re Carrying

It’s not just about the people around you—it’s about how this makes you feel.

You feel trapped—like you’re stuck in a loop of guilt, fear, and resentment that you can’t break free from.

You feel disconnected—like you don’t even know who you are anymore because you’ve spent so long being what others need you to be.

You feel exhausted—emotionally, mentally, and even physically, from constantly putting everyone else first.

And worst of all? You’re terrified this is just how life is going to be.


Why What You’ve Tried Hasn’t Worked

You’ve tried to fix this, haven’t you? But nothing seems to change.

You’ve read the self-help books: Maybe they gave you some temporary insights, but they didn’t give you practical tools to apply in your daily life.

You’ve gone to therapy: While it’s helped you understand your pain, it hasn’t taught you how to actually heal or break free from these patterns.

You’ve tried to set boundaries: But every time you try, the guilt eats away at you, or the backlash makes you backtrack, leaving you feeling even worse.

You’ve told yourself to let it go: But the resentment, the hurt, and the triggers always come back stronger, no matter how much you try to ignore them.

You feel like you’re stuck in a never-ending cycle, and the worst part is—you’re afraid this is just how life will always be.


You Don’t Have to Stay Stuck

The truth is, this isn’t your fault. These patterns were shaped long before you realized they were holding you back. But here’s the thing—while you didn’t create these patterns, you can break free from them.

This pain you’re carrying isn’t permanent. But it won’t go away on its own. It requires the right tools, the right guidance, and the right process to finally break the cycle and start living life on your own terms.


This is exactly what The Inner Journey Program is designed to help you do.

Traditional therapy, self-help books, and mindfulness apps haven't worked because they miss the unique complexities that high-achieving children of emotionally immature parents face. These solutions offer generic advice like "just set boundaries" (triggering more guilt) or "cut off toxic parents" (ignoring cultural realities), failing to address the delicate balance between cultural values, family dynamics, and personal growth that your situation demands.


The Inner Journey Program is different because it's specifically designed for high-achieving professionals caught between cultures, success, and inherited emotional patterns. My proven 4-Step Butterfly Transformation Method combines Eastern and Western perspectives on personal development and healing, giving you practical tools that work within your family values and provide a comprehensive system that creates lasting change while honoring both your family and culture and your need for authenticity. Just ask Brian, who transformed his relationship with his controlling mother while pursuing his own path at Stanford, or Dr. Sue, who overcame people-pleasing to create positive change in her hospital - all while maintaining meaningful and respectful family connections.


Embarking on Your Inner HEALING Journey will guide you to find the balance between self-care and relational care, showing you how to honor your own needs while fostering healthier connections with others. Through this journey, you will reclaim your self-worth, step into your Authentic Self by reclaiming your Authentic SPARK!, and embrace the EMOTIONAL FREEDOM to express yourself authentically without fear.


Through going on this journey with Kai, you will create a Butterfly Effect, as you become a great role-model for healthier relationships and emotional resilience within your family and community.

What if things could magically change when you change?...


Are you tired of feeling like a puppet on strings - successful on paper but controlled by your parents' expectations, cultural "shoulds," and that constant need for approval?

What if you could finally stop living a double life - hiding your true self, your relationships, and your dreams from your family - and start living authentically without the crushing guilt?

Imagine being able to have a conversation with your emotionally immature parent without getting TRIGGERED, without your heart racing, and without falling back into that helpless child mode

Picture yourself confidently setting boundaries at work, personal life, and with family, no longer being the "good one" who takes on everyone's problems, and actually feeling GOOD about putting yourself first

Does the thought of becoming emotionally available scare you? Underneath that perfect, high-achieving exterior, do you worry that you'll turn into your parents or pass these patterns to your own children?

What if you could heal your relationship with yourself so deeply that you no longer feel the need to prove your worth through achievements, and instead feel a sense of security, inner peace, and joy in simply being you and living your life on your own terms?

Work with "Kai" Tai Kevin Qiu, MD

Kai is an Emotional Intelligence & Inner Child Healing Expert and Author. As a first-generation Chinese-Canadian and former medical school graduate, Kai specializes in guiding Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents to break free from inherited patterns and reclaim their authentic selves. His unique approach blends Western psychology with Eastern wisdom, particularly Tibetan Buddhism, offering a practical path to emotional healing and powerful relationships.
Working with a diverse range of students from personal development enthuisiasts to high-achieving professionals from medicine, law, tech, and academia, Kai helps transform feelings of frustration and resentment into clarity and empowerment. His clients consistently describe his coaching style as empathetic, insightful, and life-changing.
Featured by Amazon, ALUX, and Elephant Journal, Kai is the author of "Emotionally Immature Parents: A Recovery Workbook for Adult Children." Through his new signature program, The Inner Journey, he creates a safe space for students to heal with their wounded inner child and rediscover their Authentic SPARK! and finally live life on their own terms.



UNLOCK THE FREEDOM to live authentically and break free from the emotional patterns inherited from emotionally immature parents in The Inner Journey Program - an 8-week intensive course - that will teach you how to set powerful boundaries, master emotional intelligence and resilience, heal your wounded inner child, and rediscover your Authentic Self.


Transform your relationship with yourself and others, so you can finally live life on your own terms with newfound confidence, self-love, self-worth, and inner peace!


It's time to let go and move on from your painful past and step into a new future where you can AUTHENTICALLY THRIVE—emotionally, mentally, and relationally 💛


The Inner Journey - 8-Week Intensive Program

Heal Your Inner Child and Reclaim Your Authentic SPARK✨ Live Your Life on Your Own Terms through Kai's 4-Step Butterfly TRANSFORMATION Method


Step 1) Boundaries to Freedom Approach: The Foundation of Self

Break out of People-Pleasing, Take Better Care of Yourself, and Earn The Respect of Others!

🦋 Experience the profound inner peace that comes when you stop taking responsibility for everyone else's feelings—picture waking up without that constant anxiety in your chest
🦋 Watch your relationships naturally deepen as you show up authentically—instead of walking on eggshells or people-pleasing, you'll build connections based on genuine mutual respect
🦋 Feel the exhilarating freedom of being yourself without apology—no more second-guessing every decision or drowning in guilt when you prioritize your own needs


Step 2) Emotional Intelligence Training: Navigating Your Inner World of Emotions

Transform REACTIVE Triggers to Resilience & Deep Emotional Growth

🦋 Feel deeply grounded in yourself, even when others are spinning out—imagine staying centered during family drama instead of being pulled into old patterns
🦋 Experience authentic connection as you learn to express your needs without guilt—watch your relationships transform from exhausting to energizing
🦋 Finally break free from that emotional fog that keeps you stuck—move from surviving to thriving as you master your own emotional world!


Step 3) Inner Child Healing and Reparenting Process: Freeing from the Past

Experience inner peace, safety, self-acceptance, true happiness, and emotional freedom from connecting with and healing your inner child

🦋 Experience the profound relief of coming home to yourself—imagine finally feeling safe in your own skin, trusting your instincts without that constant self-doubt
🦋 Watch as old triggers lose their power—their comments that once sent you spiraling? You'll respond from your wise adult self instead of REACTING out of your wounded child
🦋 Feel the weight lift off your shoulders as you stop trying to prove your worth—your inner child finally knows they're lovable exactly as they are, not for what they achieve nor how much external approval and validation they can receive


Step 4) EXPRESS! Embracing Your Authentic Self

Navigate difficult relationship interactions and build healthier connections with my Emotionally Mature Communication Strategy

🦋 Transform Yourself, Your Relationships, and Your Reality—Words are powerful, words are spells. Quickly transform your reality with new word spells!
🦋 Learn to speak with quiet power—watch as your words, tone, and presence naturally command respect without you having to raise your voice or shrink yourself
🦋 Become an emotional navigator who steers any conversation toward connection—even challenging talks become opportunities to deeper understanding and trust
🦋 Feel the quiet confidence of knowing your words can heal—no more people-pleasing, second-guessing, or apologizing—just clear, honest, & kind communication that inspires positive changes in others + relationships

**Each Step includes: Video Lessons, Fillable Worksheets, Quizzes, Tools, Guided Meditations, Breathwork Techniques, Somatic Practices, and specific helpful resources hand-picked by Kai**




Here's what a past graduate student had to say about working with Kai...

"Before joining the program with Kai, I was struggling with my identity (who I was, what I loved / enjoyed / lived for) and expressing my identity to others without feeling threatened. I had identified that my inner child was being triggered very frequently both at work and in my home life. However I was at a loss with how to go about addressing and healing my wounded inner child. I had access to many books that provided starting points / guidance to do this but I was struggling with inertia and sense of overwhelm.

The biggest breakthrough for me while working with Kai was during our session on the inner toddler (and the subsequent homework from that session). I was struck with just how much I needed to grieve for my inner toddler, and that in doing so I developed a compassion for myself that I had really struggled to have in the past.

I've given myself permission to just be me... to explore what I loved/enjoyed and to express these interests in an honest way without worrying if others might think they are silly or immature. I'm finally LIVING in my home and making my home MINE! I'm sharing more of myself to my friends at work that I've never felt comfortable or safe enough to do, from offering book recommendations to wearing bright and colourful silly socks as part of my outfit."

—Dr. Sue Chen, 33 years old, New Zealand

And Other Student Success Stories...


MARKETING EXEC TRANSFORMS FROM PERFECT CARETAKING DAUGHTER TO EMPOWERED WOMAN, WITHOUT LOSING HER MOM

A Seattle marketing professional in her early thirties spent five years trapped in her mother's house as a caretaker, drowning in perfectionism and people-pleasing both at home and work.

Initially wanting to control and change her mother's behavior, she discovered the true meaning of boundaries through our work together. Through inner child healing, she developed emotional intelligence that helped her change her own responses instead of trying to fix others, setting clear limits while building resilience.

Now, her mother is thriving in assisted living while she lives in her dream downtown apartment, has landed exciting career opportunities, and finally enjoys hosting friends and caring for her cats. She's become the confident, self-accepting woman who knows how to prioritize herself without the guilt. started to respect her more too eventually and their relationship got a lot better.


STANFORD PHD CANDIDATE TRANSFORMED HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS MOTHER AND FOUND JOY AGAIN

When Brian, a brilliant Stanford PhD candidate in Computer Science, started the program, he was trapped in a cycle of guilt and resentment with his emotionally immature mother.

As a First Generation Chinese-American, he felt controlled by his mother's expectations and was even hiding his relationship with his girlfriend.

Going through Kai’s Boundaries to Freedom and Emotional Intelligence Training, and using Kai’s Emotionally Mature Communication Strategy, Brian learned to confidently set boundaries with his mother while remaining gentle and empathetic.

Now, he's engaged to the woman he loves, experiences less anxiety and guilt, and has rediscovered joy in life's simple pleasures. From driving through puddles on spontaneous road trips to buying himself popsicles, Brian has transformed from a stressed, emotionally distant person into someone who can truly enjoy life's moments.


SUCCESSFUL LAWYER BREAKS FREE FROM MOTHER'S EMOTIONAL PRISON TO RECLAIM HER LIFE

A 32-year-old Chinese-Canadian lawyer in Vancouver lived like a hostage to her mother's emotions, rushing to mandatory family dinners five nights a week despite her successful career.

After she divorced her ex-husband, in a marriage pushed by her mother's influences, she discovered the true meaning of boundaries through our work together. Through inner child healing, she learned to process buried resentment and master her emotions instead of letting guilt and anxiety control her.

Now, she's dating a man that she chose and is genuinely a great guy, she's planning sponteous weekend trips (she never did this before because it worried her mom) to Seattle with her new partner and with her friends, enjoying guilt-free social time, and has created a home that's truly her own. She's become the empowered woman who can love her family while living life on her own terms.


As a Founding Student...

Co-Create The Inner Journey Program with Kai and the other Founding Students

-Shape the course content to address your specific healing needs and challenges
-Get personalized attention and feedback as a Founding Students
-Help build a transformative program while working through your own healing journey


✨Be the first to embark on The Inner Journey

-Not only will you be the first to access the course starting in December, you'll SAVE 50% from the full cost of the course ($1997)
-Receive the most intimate and direct access to Kai before the community grows
-Get a head start on your healing journey before the holidays and new year


UNLOCK all of The Founding Student MAGICAL BONUSES!!!


Receive a FREE copy of Kai's "Emotionally Immature Parents: A Recovery Workbook - Unpack Harmful Dynamics from Your Childhood, Empower Yourself as an Adult, and Set Boundaries for the Future" right to your doorsteps 🫶🚪📖


✨Gain Instant Access to The Inner Journey Community

-Connect with others who truly understand your experience
-Build supportive relationships with fellow adult children of emotionally immature parents
-Share victories and challenges in a safe, understanding space
-Have your questions answered in The Q&A Board by Kai and other students


✨Access Weekly LIVE Coaching Q&A Sessions with Kai

-Get direct answers to your specific challenges from Kai
-Provide your ideas, wisdom, feedback, and suggestions to co-create The Inner Journey
-Learn from other students' questions and experiences
-Receive real-time guidance to accelerate your growth


✨Gain Instant FREE Access to Kai's Boundaries to Freedom + Emotional Intelligence & Resilience Training

-Previous students have paid $2500 USD for these 2 trainings alone
-Master practical tools for setting and maintaining healthy boundaries in a NEW WAY
-Learn to recognize and manage emotional triggers effectively
-Develop confidence in expressing your needs and feelings


✨Gain Instant Access to The Zen Garden Meditation Library

-Access calming practices for immediate stress relief and mental + emotional well-being
-Build a sustainable daily meditation practice that fits your lifestyle (just 5 minutes a day!)
-Learn Ancient Eastern wisdom practices and Modern-Day Nervous System Calming Techniques for emotional regulation and inner peace


✨Have Lifetime Access to The Inner Journey Course

-Learn and implement at your own pace, revisiting the lessons + resources whenever you need support
-Get free access to all future updates and improvements to the course content
-Return to key lessons during different life phases as your healing journey evolves



I'll personally mail you a copy of my workbook!


UNLOCK The Inner Journey

MAGICAL BONUSES


Bonus #1) Live Coaching Classes & Workshops - 3 Month Access

*starting in January 2025*

(Value: $2497)

Get deep insights, learn from relatable stories, personal development teachings, and practical relationship strategies & advice and many A-ha Light Bulb Moments in Soulful Sunday Sessions,

Experience physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being through attending Wellness Classes,

and become confident in your communication skills in our Boundary Workshops.


Bonus #2) My 3 Personal A.I. Helpers - BruNO, IrWiN, & Walt + If You Know How To Type You Can Use A.I. Training

*Get INSTANT ACCESS NOW*

(Value: $1997)

-Have my powerful helpers at the tip your finger tips 24/7 to quickly identify and move through your difficult feelings, know exactly what to say word-for-word to initiate a difficult conversation (e.g., setting a boundary), and build up your confidence to effectively navigate through ALL difficult conversations through the POWER OF MENTAL REHEARSAL using personalized & crazily realistic scripts 


Bonus #3) Cultivate Self-Love, Self-Acceptance, and Self-Compassion Method

*Available in December/January*

(value: $497)

Discover The Love and Kindness That's Been Inside You All Along

-Want to actually love and accept yourself just as you are? The secret paradox to long-lasting and dramatic personal growth is becoming more loving, kind, accepting, and compassionate towards yourself before you even make any changes.


Bonus #4) Lifetime Access to The Inner Journey Community

*Get INSTANT ACCESS NOW*

(Value: $1497)

-Get 24/7 access to a community FULL of current students and alumni who are healing themselves and authentically thriving. Get the support, validation, inspiration, and encouragement that you need on your healing journey. Share your wins, struggles, helpful resources, and heal faster TOGETHER. There's a Q&A Board to get all your questions answered by me and fellow students.


Bonus #5) Setting Healthy, Firm, and Flexible Boundaries Training (Not too Weak, Not Too Rigid, Juuust Right)

*Available in December/January*

(Value: $497)

Master setting and maintaining your boundaries in an Assertive, Firm, and Consistent yet Empathetic, Gentle, and Flexible Way. Discover my secret boundary-setting strategies, tips, and tricks that works even with your emotionally immature parents or difficult colleague regardless of how negatively they react.


Bonus #6) On-Demand Access to Wellness Classes & Communication Workshops Recordings

*Get INSTANT ACCESS NOW*

(Value: $997)

Need flexibility in your busy schedule? Can't make it to a LIVE session? Want to quickly regulate your nervous system before a difficult work conversation? Want to level up your validation skills before an emotionally challenging interaction? Have access to Wellness Classes and Boundary Workshops recordings so you can find peace and communicate with confidence when you need it the most.


Bonus #7) LIKE A BOSS - Personal Text, Online Messenger, and Email Responder

*GET INSTANT ACCESS NOW*

(Value: $997)

Just received a text from your parent asking you for something you don't want to do? Just checked your inbox and your heart drops because you see the name of a difficult client? Need to bring up an issue with a close friend? Want to ask your boss for a well-deserved promotion? Use this tool to know exactly what to say and how to respond to EVERYTHING to create positive outcomes you couldn’t imagine were even possible.


Bonus #8) The Gentle Sloth - Your personal emotional support animal to safely explore your feelings with!

*GET INSTANT ACCESS NOW*

(Value: $697)

Struggling to open up about your emotions? Meet The Gentle Sloth, your 24/7 emotional support animal for private, empathetic support. Gently explore your feelings and process emotions at your own pace—no pressure, no judgment. Build confidence and resilience with a safe, secure guide by your side every step of the way.


The Inner Journey Course alone is WORTH $1997


ALL of the MAGICAL BONUSES = $9676


The Inner Journey Course + All The MAGICAL BONUSES = $11,673

My 60-Day Transformation Guarantee!


I want you to be happy! I want you to feel confident and reassured before for taking a LEAP OF FAITH with me. You shouldn't be spending your precious time, energy, and money on anything that doesn't work!

You have a full 60 days as you embark on The Inner Journey Program (once it's completely done) and if you aren't feeling better, more calm, more joy, and more confidence...

You can have a FULL REFUND plus you can keep my published workbook that I'll be mailing to you, keep The Inner Journey Course to do on your own, AND keep your experience as one of The Founding Students growing and healing with me and the other students.

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Frequently Asked Questions


Can I get a full refund if I'm unhappy with this program?

Yes! You have my 60-Day Transformation Guarantee so rest assured!

So within 60 days of going through The Inner Journey Self-Paced Course (lessons will start becoming available end of December) if you're unhappy for whatever reason, I'll give you a full refund PLUS you can KEEP my workbook, the experience of the bonus LIVE Coaching Q&A Sessions co-creating The Inner Journey, and The Inner Journey Course to go through it on your own 😊👌


How is The Inner Journey Program different from your 1:1 and Group Coaching Programs?

The Inner Journey is a self-led course with Live Coaching that's a combination of my first 2 coaching programs: My Boundaries to Freedom and Inner Child Healing Program. Past clients have paid me close to $10,000 USD to go through both programs. I realized this isn't accessible to everyone so I have created this new program so more students can experience deep healing, emotional growth, and self-discovery!

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Yay I just enrolled! What happens now??

You will receive a "Welcome Email" to get INSTANT ACCESS to The Inner Journey Course Website and The Inner Journey Community! You'll have instant access to Kai's Boundaries to Freedom Training + Emotional Intelligence & Resilience Training, On-Demand Access to Past Wellness Classes + Communication Workshops, Zen Garden Meditation Library, and lots of other resources on the website.


When does the program officially start?

You'll get EARLY ACCESS to The Inner Journey Course starting at the end of December as lessons will be released weekly. The Program will officially launch mid-January. Kai will guide The Founding Students and other new students together on The Inner Journey Program in the New Year, in January.

In the meantime, as a Founding Student, you'll gain access to our online community, weekly coaching Q&A sessions, the Founding Student MAGICAL BONUSES, along with other Inner Journey Bonuses that'll be released in the upcoming weeks.


What time are the weekly Coaching Q&A Sessions?

They happen online over Zoom every Monday at

5:00pm PST / 6:00pm MST / 7:00pm CST / 8:00pm EST

Get free coaching from Kai as a Founding Student, get practical advice and answers to your questions, and co-create The Inner Journey together with the other Founding Students!

If you can't make it to a coaching session, no worries! All the coaching sessions will be recorded and uploaded onto the course website. You can still submit your question in the community and Kai will answer them in the session so you can just watch the recording afterwards to get your answer!


When do The Inner Journey LIVE Coaching Sessions, Classes, and Workshops start?

Soulful Sunday Sessions, Wellness Classes, and Communication Workshops will start in January in The New Year. As a Founding Student you'll have access to weekly Coaching Q&A Sessions from now until The Inner Journey Course is completed and these LIVE classes and workshops begin in January.


What if I can't make it to all of the sessions?

Don't worry! You're not expected to make it to every single session. Make it to as many as you can and the more engaged you are, the more questions that you ask, the more that you'll get out of your journey with us. The sessions are all recorded so you can watch and re-watch them as you please!


Kai, I have some more questions before I enroll...

Please send me an email to [email protected] or if you'd like to hop on a call with me, let's chat! Schedule a call with me here: https://calendly.com/boundariestofreedom/clarity-call-20