Getting to Know a Part

Welcome to “Getting to know a Part” This post is all about an experience of getting to know a part of us. The experience will guide you into learning more about your defenses.   Internal family System or IFS calls the job our parts take on to defend us “protectors” or “protector parts”.    As we bring our curiosity and interest to these parts of us, they can start to open up to us about themselves.   This is the first stage to changing the relationship with our parts or defenses, which can transform our lives. Often as these parts begin to trust us, they can relax the strong destructive impulsive behaviors.

Not to worry we all have these different parts of aspects of ourselves. Often when we feel stuck or in conflict inside ourselves two or more of these parts of us are seeing things differently. Just like in a family or group of friends parts can see things differently, navigating the conflict can be tricky.   When our parts feel like we care about them and their points of view only then do they open up to resolving the inner conflicts.

This process was developed by Dr Richard Schwartz, I have adapted it slightly to suit my style.

Getting to Know a Park – Experience/Relaxation

So, get comfortable either lying down or sitting straight up in your chair. You can close your eyes if it feels ok. Many people find closing their eyes helpful when they are focusing inside.

You can check out Richard Schwartz version of on Insight Timer.