No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model
Ph.D. Richard Schwartzamazon.com
No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model
IFS illuminates the mind's landscape as a mosaic of distinct parts, each with its own voice, identity, and role to play. This concept resonates with our daily experiences; we often catch ourselves saying, "A part of me wants this, but another part of me wants that." Addiction can amplify this internal dialogue, making it feel like an alien force ha... See more
Life Not Wasted
When our needs are consistently unmet, our pain and disconnection are compounded. Self-preservation leads to self-betrayal. It’s a loop we can easily get stuck in. The cycle of unresolved trauma, repetition of maladaptive coping behaviors, and consistent denial of Self allows the pain to live on in our mind and body, where it can eventually make us
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We welcome all our parts with curiosity and compassion. We seek to understand each one and appreciate its efforts to help us, without losing sight of the ways it is causing problems. We develop a relationship of caring and trust with each part, and then take steps to heal it so it can function in a healthy way.
Jay Earley • Self-Therapy : A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Wholeness Using IFS, A Cutting-Edge Psychotherapy, 3rd Edition
Given how much parts can interfere in our lives and make us feel horrible, it makes sense that we wish we could get rid of them. It’s hard to see any value in an inner voice that constantly berates you or a fear in your gut that makes you withdraw. These parts have such devastating power over us that the natural impulse is to hate and fight them. A
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