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Here's a place where you can review books, educational dvds and documentaries that relate to ACE concepts or trauma-informed practices. "Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world." ~ Nelson Mandela

Internal Family Systems Therapy (The Guilford Family Therapy Series) by Richard C. Schwartz

 

Although not the first to propose that we all have an interior assembly of sub personalities, or "parts," which make up an internal family system (IFS), Richard Schwartz presents the IFS model in an extremely accessible way. He describes how, when the self is threatened by trauma, overwhelm, fright, and so on, these "parts" focus on protecting us from harm.

I read this book last year; I found Schwartz's discussion of how we can cultivate compassion for our own seemingly negative traits--say, defensiveness or sadness--exceedingly helpful. Schwartz writes that once we accept our own feelings, and understand their origin, our internal world becomes integrated and we are able to have more compassion for what makes other people tick.

(As a side note, Pixar's hit movie Inside Out is based on the IFS model. I don't watch many animated movies these days, but my children insisted that I'd love this one, as it charmingly illustrates the role of feelings, and not just the pretty ones. It's now one of my favorite movies. Safe to say that my kids know what makes me tick!)

For more on the book: https://www.amazon.com/Interna...mily-Systems-Therapy

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Hi Jill. Thank you for bringing attention to this wonderful book. For therapists, I think it is a must read and sometime I recommend it to β€œregular people”  as well. As a certified AEDP therapist, I have fully intregated IFS both into my practice and writing. In fact, in my book that I wrote to teach people about how to work with emotions using the Change Triangle, and that you so graciously reviewed, IFS and β€œparts work” is demonstrated through out.  And the C’s of the openhearted state on the bottom of the Triangle are credited to IFS. Any way, it was great to see you post about IFS here. I hope you are enjoying the summer. Warmly, Hilary

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