Discover an empowering new way of understanding your multifaceted
mind--and healing the many parts that make you who you are.
Is there just one "you"? We've been taught to believe we have a single
identity, and to feel fear or shame when we can't control the inner
voices that don't match the ideal of who we think we should be. Yet Dr.
Richard Schwartz's research now challenges this "mono-mind" theory. "All
of us are born with many sub-minds--or parts," says Dr. Schwartz. "These
parts are not imaginary or symbolic. They are individuals who exist as
an internal family within us--and the key to health and happiness is to
honor, understand, and love every part."
Dr. Schwartz's Internal Family Systems (IFS) model has been transforming
psychology for decades. With No Bad Parts, you'll learn why IFS has
been so effective in areas such as trauma recovery, addiction therapy,
and depression treatment--and how this new understanding of
consciousness has the potential to radically change our lives. Here
you'll explore:
- The IFS revolution--how honoring and communicating with our parts
changes our approach to mental wellness
- Overturning the cultural, scientific, and spiritual assumptions that
reinforce an outdated mono-mind model
- The ego, the inner critic, the saboteur--making these often-maligned
parts into powerful allies
- Burdens--why our parts become distorted and stuck in childhood traumas
and cultural beliefs
- How IFS demonstrates human goodness by revealing that there are no bad
parts
- The Self--discover your wise, compassionate essence of goodness that
is the source of healing and harmony
- Exercises for mapping your parts, accessing the Self, working with a
challenging protector, identifying each part's triggers, and more
IFS is a paradigm-changing model because it gives us a powerful approach
for healing ourselves, our culture, and our planet. As Dr. Schwartz
teaches, "Our parts can sometimes be disruptive or harmful, but once
they're unburdened, they return to their essential goodness. When we
learn to love all our parts, we can learn to love all people--and that
will contribute to healing the world."
