‘Innovative and transformational’ – Gabor Maté
‘Changed my life’ – Rangan Chatterjee
The empowering new way to discover your multifaceted mind.
Do you long to break free from a stuck part of you – the inner critic, ‘monkey mind’, a bad habit or an addiction? What if there was a way to approach those aspects of you, to free you from the constant inner struggle and find true healing?
In this groundbreaking international bestseller, Dr Richard Schwartz reveals that we are each born with an ‘internal family’ of distinct parts within us. Some of our parts can become trapped in destructive patterns, but learning to relate to each of them with curiosity, respect and empathy can vastly expand our capacity to heal.
The Internal Family Systems (IFS) model will help you challenge the destructive behaviour of these parts, turn the ego, the inner critic and the saboteur into powerful allies, and allow you to return to a more whole and harmonious ‘Self’.
conversations, I experienced a sense of
well-being.
I cannot thank the author enough for his hard work and dedication. I wholeheartedly recommend this book if you are looking for peace and untapped creativity.
Schwartz's writing style is easy to follow and understand, yet powerful in its impact. The book challenged me to think about my own internal parts and how they interact with one another, and offered practical tools to work towards inner healing and growth.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a new perspective on self-improvement and personal growth. It truly had a positive impact on my mind and has given me a new outlook on how to approach my own internal struggles.
I also question his judgmentalness against extremity - you cannot expect to be able to convince every bigot, oppressor, or abuser to get enlightened LOL. Calmness is a value, yet effective mobilization of extreme emotion isn't.
That being said, this is better than cognitive behavior therapy by a longshot.
Richard Schwartz, in “Internal Family Systems Therapy” and “No Bad Parts”, introduces a comprehensible topography of our inner psyches (including both our constructively productive and also our disruptively less-than-productive ‘parts’). IFST is a very practical process for “healing our trauma” and “restoring our wholeness.” In contrast to many other therapies (that confront our experienced challenges as pathologies), IFST emphasizes how “all” of our parts have helpful intentions … even those ‘parts’ that may be currently mis-guided.
Schwartz presents the IFST theory and therapy in layman’s language and applies it to everyday situations with which most of us can readily identify. Even we non-therapists can understand and appreciate the IFST model and practical applications. Whether you’re a relatively functional individual who effectively manages your inner ‘burdens’ or an individual often overcome by apparently uncontrollable ‘burdens’, Schwartz’s IFST can be helpful for you.
Strongly recommended for individuals journeying toward finding and feeling their greater wholeness!
Five Stars.