![]() ![]() My favorite book of 2022 (even though it came out in 2021)Ĭonventional psychology assumes that normal people are unitary in mind and personality, and deems the presence of “sub personalities” as a pathological outcome of trauma/dissociation.Īuthor Richard C. Finally, while I appreciated Schwartz naming the importance of addressing our own oppressive feelings and thoughts (e.g., racist beliefs we hold, sexist beliefs we hold, etc.) I do think a little more elaboration about the next step to address those feelings and thoughts would have elevated that section even more. In some ways I struggled to distinguish this approach from psychodynamic therapy generally – perhaps this approach is psychodynamic therapy with more specific names for certain phenomena (i.e., a clearer labeling of parts)? The notion of Firefighters reminded me a lot of emotion dysregulation concepts too. I did want a bit more differentiation between internal family systems and other therapeutic approaches. When he wrote about how bullying can manifest in leftist/social justice spaces because of people’s unresolved or unaddressed issues, I was just like, yep exactly glad someone named this dynamic! He does a nice job too of touching on how social injustices (e.g., racism, patriarchy) contribute to psychological suffering, and he also gives credit to Buddhism for heavily influencing mindfulness. I appreciated the thoroughness in which he infused this book with self-kindness, like recognizing the importance of not stigmatizing how we cope with suffering so we can then cope in ways that feel even better for our psyches. Overall, I found Schwartz a personable and genuine writer and his approach to therapy a kind and affirming one. ![]() Schwartz writes about how we can view each part with kindness to work toward leading our lives with the Self, the wise and compassionate essence of ourselves. For example, we may have Exiles, which represent the psychological trauma itself and embody the pain and fear from our negative early experiences, as well as Firefighters, which symbolize coping mechanisms (e.g., binge eating, substance use) that try to mitigate the suffering elicited by Exiles. I liked this book’s compassionate approach to addressing our trauma and how we cope with it! In No Bad Parts, Richard Schwartz describes his psychotherapy Internal Family Systems, which centers on how we have different parts within ourselves that take on different roles in response to trauma we may have suffered in our childhoods. When we learn to love all our parts, we can learn to love all people-and that will contribute to healing the world.” ![]() Schwartz teaches, “Our parts can sometimes be disruptive or harmful, but once they’re unburdened, they return to their essential goodness. IFS is a paradigm-changing model because it gives us a powerful approach for healing ourselves, our culture, and our planet. Exercises for mapping your parts, accessing the Self, working with a challenging protector, identifying each part’s triggers, and more.The Self-discover your wise, compassionate essence of goodness that is the source of healing and harmony.How IFS demonstrates human goodness by revealing that there are no bad parts.Burdens-why our parts become distorted and stuck in childhood traumas and cultural beliefs.The ego, the inner critic, the saboteur-making these often-maligned parts into powerful allies. ![]()
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