##### The 6 Fs of Internal Family Systems
Step 1 of [[💡 The IFS Process]].
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###### The Goals of the 6 Fs[^1]
- Check in with your parts and see if anyone needs or wants your attention.
- Get to know and befriend your parts [[🔑 Presence has no agenda|🔑 without an agenda]].
- Learn what your parts do, how, and why, their [[🔑 There are no bad Parts|🔑 benevolent intentions]], and their fears.
- Access and express your appreciation to your parts for their intentions (not their undesired effects).
- Help your parts see that they aren't alone anymore.
- Offer your parts the possibility of change.
###### Flowchart
- [[F1 — Find the Part]]
- [[F2 — Focus on the Part]]
- [[F3 — Flesh it out]]
- [[F4 — Feel Toward]]
- [[F5 — BeFriend the Part]]
- [[F6 — Learn their Fears]]
```mermaid
graph TD
A["F1 — Find the part"]
B["F2 — Focus on the part"]
C["F3 — Flesh it out"]
D["F4 — Feel Toward"]
E[Self-Energy, no agenda]
F[Blended with a Part]
G[Ask the Part to relax and give space]
H[Part Agrees]
I[Part Refuses]
J[Take Note, Switch Focal Parts]
K["F5 — BeFriend the Part"]
L["F6 — Learn their Fears"]
M["💡 Witnessing"]
A --> B
B --> C
C --> D
D --> E
D --> F
F --> G
G --> H
H --> D
G --> I
I --> J
J --> D
E --> K
K --> L
L --> M
class A,B,C,D,K,L,M internal-link;
```
[^1]: [[📖 ✅ IFS Online Circle]] Month 3: Working with Exiles & The Trauma Behind the Rage - Month 3 with Pam Krause