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Internal Family Systems (IFS)
"Do I contradict myself?
Very well then I contradict myself,
(I am large, I contain multitudes.)"
— Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass
Originally developed by 👤 Richard Schwartz, IFS is a form of ⭐️ Parts Work. It is a trauma-informed psycho-spiritual model and therapy modality which assumes the psyche is made up of an inner-community (“internal family”) of subpersonalities called Parts.
Notice
Richard Schwartz is supportive of my work here, but I do not represent the IFS Institute and am not a certified IFS Trainer.
Keys
- 🔑 We all have Parts
- 🔑 There are no bad Parts
- 🔑 Our inner family is an ecosystem
- 🔑 All Parts are welcome exactly as they are
- 🔑 There is nothing wrong with us
- 🔑 Self does not need to be taught how to be Self
- 🔑 Go at your pace
- 🔑 We don't have to reveal anything to our practitioner
- 🔑 Traditional IFS is not well-suited for solo work
- ✍️ On Maps and Models...
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⭐️ Internal Family Systems
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