Internal Subpersonalities. Working Through Trauma and Achieving Wholeness with IFS Therapy

The new edition of the book "My Different Selves." The creator of the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model, Dr. Richard Schwartz, explains how several subpersonalities coexist within each of us and how to understand, respect, and love each of our "selves." "There is such chaos in my head...", "Something inside me suggests the opposite...", "I don’t even know how this happened..." Familiar states? We were taught that a person is a whole personality. But sometimes we hear internal voices that do not match the ideal image of ourselves. Then we feel fear or shame. The creator of the Internal Family Systems model, Dr. Richard Schwartz, believes that several subpersonalities coexist within each of us. Sometimes they are diametrically opposed, but to achieve happiness and health, we need to understand, respect, and love each of our "selves." This is the essence of the IFS model, which has transformed psychology for decades. In this book, you will learn why IFS is effective for trauma recovery, addiction therapy, and treating depression, and how this new understanding can radically change our lives. You will also find answers to the following questions: — how and why Dr. Schwartz's revolutionary approach changed attitudes toward mental health; — what to do to turn your subpersonalities into allies; — how to heal childhood traumas with IFS; — how IFS demonstrates human kindness by showing that there are no bad parts, and how to find a path to harmony and inner peace. IFS is a powerful approach to healing ourselves, our culture, and our planet. As Dr. Schwartz teaches: "Our parts can sometimes be destructive or harmful, but once they are freed from their burdens, they return to their essential goodness. When we learn to love all our parts, we will be able to learn to love all people — and this will contribute to the healing of the world." Understanding the richness and complexity of our inner world will help eliminate internal contradictions, find a path to ourselves, and live happily and freely. For whom...