IFS Insight: The Self And Why Parts Blend

This is a recording of an online live event where Tariro and I hosted a special live book club series exploring No Bad Parts by Dr. Richard Schwartz. In this session we touched on the concept of our core Self – the essence within us that cannot be destroyed by anything that has happened to us – and why parts take over (blend), so that we lose access to our Self Energy.

We also guide you through a parts mapping exercise, to gain awareness of some of your parts and their relationships with each other.

0:14:25 What is blending and how to unblend.

0:28:06 How to approach a child and their active parts.

0:33:21 Parts Mapping exercise preparation

0:36:37 Parts Mapping guided practice

0:54:39 How to tell if a part is a protector or an exile