Parts

I'm taking this six month training through the IFS Institute called IFS Circle.

Today I'm hearing about the different types of parts we might have in our systems. There are protector parts and exiles. Exiles are the vulnerable parts that often got their start through traumatic events in our childhood. They carry the burden of all that pain and trauma. Protector parts try to protect them. There are two kinds of protector parts, managers and firefighters. Managers are proactive and seek to prevent the exiles from being exposed. Firefighters are reactive and try to put out the "fires" caused when these exiles get exposed or activated.