##### Protectors-in-Exile (🛡🔒) A protector-in-exile is any [[💡 Protector Parts|Protector]] who has been banished by one or more [[💡 Proactive Protectors]]. [[🔑 Polarizations can lead to Protectors-in-Exile]]. In [[Heather's Story|Heather's story]], her protector in exile left her seven-year-old self vulnerable: >![[Heather's Story#^16a31f]]^15c73c Many Protectors-in-Exile just want us to be treated fairly — to stand up when you or someone else is being mistreated. Many people with medical illnesses have protectors-in-exile because their [[🛡️ People-Pleasing|people-pleasing]] [[💡 Protector Parts|Protectors]] have them locked away.[^1] ###### Related - [[🛡️ Emotional Suppression]] [^1]: [[📖 ✅ Embracing All of You - Compassionate Inquiry Meets Internal Family Systems]] Session Two: Overview of Internal Family Systems