Ever feel like part of you wants one thing, and another part of you feels like it’s trying to sabotage you? It’s not your imagination!

We’re not all one thing; we have many parts of ourselves wanting different things. And spoiler alert: All parts are trying to help you; they’re just misguided in how they’re going about it.

Take the Inner Critic for example: Have you ever tried to sit and listen to it with curiosity? You might be surprised to hear how it’s trying to keep you from failure, humiliation, etc!

Usually these parts take on these extreme roles at challenging times in our lives, and haven’t gotten the message that it’s ok to change roles and not work so hard.

IFS (Internal Family Systems) is one of the most popular therapeutic modalities right now because it serves to create less tension between these opposing parts, and we end up feeling less stressed and more peaceful.