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IFS can be seen as attachment theory
taken inside, in the sense that the client’s Self becomes the good
attachment figure to their insecure or avoidant parts. I was ini-
tially amazed to discover that when I was able to help clients ac-
cess their Self, they would spontaneously begin to relate to their
parts in the loving way that the textbooks on attachment theory
prescribed. This was true even for people who had never had
good parenting in the first place. Not only would they listen to
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Parts have developmental needs and become burdened when those needs are denied or unmet in their relationships with others. The psychology of healing is about understanding these unmet needs and creating space to meet them in relationship to Self.
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― Internal Family Systems (IFS) Tips and Practice Skills: An Unofficial Guidebook for IFS Therapists and Practitioners
― Internal Family Systems (IFS) Tips and Practice Skills: An Unofficial Guidebook for IFS Therapists and Practitioners
