What is Parts Work? (Part 1)

Episode 77

Have you ever felt like a part of you wanted one thing and a part of you wanted something else? Or maybe on your healing journey you've started to notice these seemingly problematic beliefs or behaviors, things like perfectionism, emotional eating, doom scrolling, etc... — each of these can be labeled as one of our "parts."

Today we’re diving into a healing modality called parts work, or internal family systems (IFS), and the role it can plays in healing anxiety & depression. I'll also talk through how it overlaps with nervous system regulations so beautifully and why this modality has felt so helpful to so many of our clients.

Here's the 3 takeaways:

1. We all have parts, each of these parts are well intentioned AND their mechanisms for handling situations may no longer be the best options for you.
2. An invitation to try to identify some of your wounded or protector parts and decide which one, if any, you feel ready to work with.
3. A second invitation to do that work, you can do it through journaling, a quick google search of “journaling prompts for parts work” or find a therapist or coach trained in IFS. As always an invitation to join one of my coaching programs if it feels like a good fit, but we are just a few of many incredible practitioners out there who can support you in this modality.

Want to learn more about parts work/IFS? Here's some other introductory resources:

• What is IFS Therapy? | Intro to Internal Family Systems w/ Dr. Tori Olds
• IFS Explained by Lewis Psychology
• What is "parts" therapy? | Integrative Psychotherapy Blog

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