You are made up of many different parts

As the name suggests, IFS – or Internal Family Systems – proposes that you have an “internal family” of parts that all work together to create who you are as a person.

For example, a lot of people define themselves by the worst aspects of their mental health: “I’m an anxious person.” “I’m clinically depressed.” “I have ADHD.” But those mental health challenges are not the WHOLE you – they are just PART of you. And no matter how frustrated you are with that part, there are no bad parts.

The IFS process helps you identify and separate yourself from the parts you are struggling with, and encourages you to get curious about why your different parts think, feel and act the way they do. From this place of understanding, you can heal your parts – and yourself.