Printable PDF Download: Signs That We're Present to Our Self | An Internal Family Systems Illustration

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Most of us are pretty good at being mean to ourselves. Voices we might’ve heard from haters, media, or even caregivers shape the parts of ourselves that we carry through life. One popular type of therapy, Internal Family Systems, proposes that healing, growth, and recovery come through learning to honor our true self rather than fragments of selves that have split off to serve functions like protecting or reacting. One of the tricky parts, though, can be figuring out just when we’re hearing the voice of our true self versus those so familiar mean, fearful, or confused voices. Richard Schwartz, the founder of IFS, proposes that we can check in with ourselves in eight areas that can help us know when we are being present to our true selves. This illustration highlights those eight areas.

Learn More: For more information on this topic, read the article: Internal FamilySystems and Multiplicity of Self. This product is available as a free pdf for Lindsay’s Patreon members.

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